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ZURMUEHLEN, Lou, wholesale cigars and tobacco, Council Bluffs; b. Council Bluffs, Ia., March 10, 1870; Episc .; Dem .; ed. com. schls .; m. Georgia Ben- nett, Oct. 21, 1896, Council Bluffs, Ia .; child., John, Louis, Charlotte; city clerk, 5 yrs .; mem. Bd. Police and Fire Com'n., 10 yrs .; mayor, 2 terms; mem. Elks, Eagles, Owls, Moose, Country Club, Maccabees, Red Men.
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ADAMS, John T., manufacturer, Dubu- que; b. Dubuque, Ia., Dec. 22, 1862; Rep .; ed. grad. Dubuque H. S .; LL. D. Dubuque Coll. 1917; m. Winnifred Rose, May 19, 1902, Dubuque, Ia .; pres. Carr, Ryder & Adams Co., sash and door mfg .; vice chmn. Rep. Nat. Com .; mem. Rep. Nat. Com. for Iowa since 1912; mem. Ia. State Council for Nat. De- fense 1917; mem. Rocky Mountain Club (New York), Hamilton Club Chicago, ADLER, E. P., newspaper publisher, Dav- enport; b. Chicago, Ill., Sept. 30, 1872; Rep .; m. Lena Rothschild, Feb. 5, 1902, Davenport, Ia .; pres. Lee Syndicate Newspapers; pres. Davenport Times Co .; pres. Journal Printing Co., Mus- catine, Ia .; pres. Tribune Pub. Co., La- Crosse, Wis .; pres. Madison Wis. State Journal Co .; pres. Courier-Post Pub. Co., Hannibal, Mo .; v-pres. Courier Printing Co., Ottumwa, Ia .; 2nd v-pres. Associated Press, 1917-18; pres. Inland Daily Press Assn. 1917-18; mem. and sec. Rep. State Cent. Com. 1910-12; trustee Friendly House.
ALLEN, Joseph H., lawyer, Des Moines; b. Pocohontas Co., Nov. 12, 1870; Meth .; Rep .; ed. A. B., LL. B., Univ. Ia., 1895; m. Grace Gilchrist, June 29, 1899; child. Byron, Josephine; interested in banks, farms, investment cos., etc .; served as state sen. 50th dist. 1906-14; candidate for gov. 1914; mem. Masons, Shrine, I. O. O. F., K. P., M. W. A.
ANDERSON, John W., lawyer, Onawa; b. Independence, Ia., July 21, 1870; Christian; Dem .; ed. Upper Ia. Univ., Fayette, Ia .; m. Burdette Hopper, Sept. 24, 1895, Smithland, Ia .; child. Marjora B., Elma I .; pros. atty. Monona Co., 1908-12; judge 4th dist. 1915-20; Dem. Nominee Ia. Supreme Court, 1920; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, I. O. O. . F., K. P., M. W. A., Red Men.
BAILEY, James W., abstracter, Harlan; b. Adams Co., Ill., May 21, 1871; Dem .; m. Elizabeth McQuillen, Jan. 20, 1903; elected state rep. Shelby Co., 1914; re- elected 1916; mem. Masons, Ia. Soc. S. A. R.
BALDWIN, Edwin A., lawyer, Ia. City; b. Johnson Co., Ia., July 10, 1899; Dem .; ed. Pub. sch. and Ia. City Acad .; grad. Univ. Ia. 1913; elected state rep. John- son Co., 1916; candidate for state sen. 1920; served as 2nd lieut. World war.
BARR, William F., coll. dean, Des Moines; b. Newark, O., March 16, 1865; Church of Christ; ed. student summer sch. Univ. Chicago, 1896; Harvard, 1903; Ph. B. Drake Univ. 1903, A. M. 1907; m. Carrie M. Lockwood, Dec. 29, 1896, Greene, Ia .; dean coll. ed. 1907-11; dir. sch. of ed. and dean of men, 1911-
13 and dean coll. ed., Drake Univ. 1913; formeny sch. principal and supt .; con- tributor and lecturer on sch. problems; also author same; pres. Western Assn. Coll. Teachers of Ed. 1915; Asst. Food Adm. for Ia., 1918.
BATES, Clinton O., coll. prof., Cedar Rapids; b. Washington Co., Ark., June 4, 1858; Pres .; Rep .; ed. A. B. Univ. of Ark .; Univ. of Mich .; Univ. of Chica- go; Ph. D. Coe Coll .; m. Mary Randall, June 27, 1893, Cedar Rapids, Ia .; prof. of chemistry Coe Coll., Cedar Rapids, since 1899; mem. Am. Chem. Soc .; Fel- low A. A. A. S .; pres. Ia. Acad. of Science 1906; author of "Outlines of Chemical Analysis."
BEALL, A. B., capitalist, Sioux City; b. Wheeling, W. Va., April 7, 1866; ed. grad. Linsly Institute, Wheeling, W. Va .; m. Grace Eleanor Smith, June 9, 1892, Alexandria, S. D .; child. A. B., jr., Catherine E .; pres. Dumbarton Realty Co .; mem. of Soc. of the Cincin- nati of Maryland; pres. of the Soc. of Sons of Am. Revolution; mem. Army and Navy club, Washington, D. C .; or- ganizer and charter mem. Sioux City Consistory, Scottish Rite Masons, Shrine, B. P. O. E., Sioux City Real Estate Assn., Sioux City Country Club, Sioux City Boat Club. Former resi- dence, Wheeling, W. Va.
BECK, Will H., jeweler, Sioux City; b. Andover, Eng., April 6, 1844; Epis .; Dem .; ed. grammar sch .; m. Kezie G. Cornish, Elkhart, Ind., Sept. 13, 1877; child. W. Cornish, Mrs. Marie Toy; mem. Masons, Shrine, Elks, Country Club, Chamber of Commerce, Sioux City Boat Club. Former residences, Washington, D. C.,; Chicago, Ill .; Elk- hart, Ind.
BENN, Howard W., banker, Washington; b. Washington, Ia., June 14, 1876; Rep .; m. Mary E. Nelson, 1906; served as Co. Aud. 1910-14; elected state rep. Wash- ington Co., 1916.
BIERRING, WALTER L., physician and surgeon, Des Moines; b. Davenport, Ia., July 15, 1868; Pres .; ed. grad. medical dept. Univ. Ia. 1892; studied abroad three years; m. Sadie Byrnes, April 14, 1896, Walcott, Ia .; child. Florence V., Elsie E .; served as prof. of pathology and bacteriology and prof. of theory and med. Ia. State Univ .; also prof. theory and practical med. Drake Univ .; pres. and mem. State Board of Health; formerly pres. Ia. State Med. Soc .; mem. and past officer Am. Med. Assn. and Nat. Fed. of State Med. Exam. Bds .; mem. Grant Club, Des Moines Club, Des Moines Golf and Country Club.
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BLIVEN, George H., lawyer, Sioux City; b. Dakota Co., Neb., Oct. 22, 1875; Pres .; Rep .; ed. Ia. State Univ .; m. Sarah E. Murphy, Oct. 19, 1904, Sioux City; child. Mary K., George H., jr .; former pres. Sioux City Board of Edu- cation; mem. Sons of Am. Revolution, Masons, Woodbury Co. Bar Assn.
BEYER, SAMUEL W., geologist, Ames; b. Clearfield, Pa., May 15, 1865; ed. B. S., I. S. C., 1889; Ph. D. John Hop- kins, 1895; m. Jennie Morrison, June 22, 1893, Hedrick, Ia .; has been in- structor, asst. prof. and prof. of geology and mining eng., I. S. C. since 1898; v-dean eng. div. 1908-17; dean 1917 to date; geologist Ia. Geology Survey 1892 to date; Fellow A. A. A. S., Ia. Acad. of Science, Geol. Soc. of Am .; mem. various scientific societies; author of various works on geology.
BREENE, Frank T., dental surgeon, Iowa City; b. Durant, Ia., Nov. 4, 1866; Rep .; ed. D. D. S. State Univ. Ia. 1888; m. Bessie P. Millard; prof. coll. of Dent- istry State Univ. Ia. since 1888; dean of same since 1914; mem. various dent- al societies both state and national; also pres. and delegate same; mem. bd. Council Nat. Defense 1917-19; Ma- jor R. O. T. C. 1918.
BUCHANAN, Robert E., bacteriologist, Ames; b. Cedar Rapids, Ja., March 27, 1883; Pres .; ed. B. S. and M. S., I. S. C .; Ph. D. Univ. Chicago; m. Estelle D. Fogle, Jan. 5, 1910, Ames, Ia .; prof. bacteriology I. S. C. since 1908; dean industrial science 1914-19; dean grad. coll. 1919 to date; also bacteriologist Ia. Agri. Exp. Sta .; Fellow A. A. A. S., Ia. Acad. Science; pres. Soc. Am. Bac- teriologists; mem various fraternities; author, Veterinary Bacteriology; joint author, Household Bacteriology; con- tributor to Microbiology, 1912.
BURKHALTER, E. R., clergyman, Ce- dar Rapids; b. New York, Dec. 21, 1844; Pres .; ed. A. B., Princeton; studied Univ. of Berlin and Heidelberg; Union Theol. Seminary; D. D. Lenox and Princeton; LL. D. Coe Coll .; m. Lucy A. Denise (deceased) July 12, 1870, Bur- lington, Ia .; ordained minister 1870; pastorate at New Rochelle, New York; pastor 1st Church Cedar 1876-1914; now pastor emeritus; mem. G. A. Pres. Church on revision Westminister Ex- pression of Faith; trustee Coe Coll.
BURKHEAD, George W., architect, Sioux City; b. Urbana, Ia., Nov. 26, 1858; Meth .; Rep .; m. Clara E. Lee, 1880, Sac City, Ia., (deceased); 2nd Adeline E. Trumbauer, 1905, Sioux City; child. Mrs. Myrtle S. Palmer, Mrs. Halma F. Mastaliar, George M., Ruth O., Naomi E., Gerald W .; mem. Builders Ex- change; formerly v-pres. Sioux City Eagles lodge. Former residences, Ur- bana, Ia., 1858-87; Sac City, Ia., 1887- 93; LeMars, Ia., 1893-94; Sioux City, Ia., 1894 to date.
CAMPBELL, James W., coll. pres., In- dianola; b. Warren, Pa., Sept. 14, 1872; ed. C. E. Allegheny Coll., 1893; D. D., 1912; B. D. Drew Theol. Sem. 1899; A. M. Harvard, 1908; Ph. D., Boston Univ.
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1909; m. Edith M. Payne, Jan. 4, 1898, Cherry Co., N. Y .; pres. Simpson Coll. 1916-20; ordained Meth. minister, 1895; pastorates Corry, Pa., Newcastle, Pa., Newtonville, Mass .; contributor to re- ligious press and lecturer on education and patriotic subjects.
CARTER, John R., lawyer, Sioux City; b. Lewis, N. Y., Jan. 24, 1862; Cong .; Rep .; ed. grad. Boston Univ. 1885; m. Luella N. Waldorf, June 12, 1889, Sioux City, Ia .; child. Frances W., Ruth .; mem. Masons and past officer; Elks, Chamber of Commerce.
CASSADY, Edward M., capitalist and stock raiser, Whiting; b. Painesville, O., Sept. 25, 1848; Rep .; m. Ida N. Whit- ting, Whiting, Ia .; pres. Whiting bank; pres. Cassady & Whiting Co .; pres. E. M. Cassady & Co .; one of largest rais- ers of Hereford cattle in America; en- listed 10th inf. 1864 at age of 16; set- tled in Monona Co., Ia., 1867; owner of Walnut Ridge Stock Farm; mem. Ia. Legislature, 1906-10; G. A. R.
CASWELL, Grant L., Sec. Ia. Editorial Assn., Ames; b. Boone Co., Ia., July. 18, 1869; Dem. ed. Coon Rapids, Ia. H. S .; m. Eva L. Clark, 1901, Ashton, Ia .; formerly editor, Ashton Argus, Sibley Tribune, Denison Bulletin; candidate for state treas. 1912; elected state sen. 34th dist. 1914.
CHASE, Daniel C., lawyer, Webster City; b. Webster City, Ia., June 18, 1859; Rep .; ed. grad Univ. Ia .; former city atty., Webster City, Ia .; mem. of the House 23rd and 24th G. A .; elected state sen. 37th dist. 1910; re-elected 1914; del. at large to Rep. Nat. Con. 1892; pres. elector, 1896.
CLARKE, George W., lawyer Des Moines; b. Shelby Co., Ind., Oct. 24, 1852; Rep .; ed. A. B. Oskaloosa Coll., 1877; LL. B. State Univ. Ia., 1878; LL. D. Drake Univ. 1917; m. Arletta Greene, June 25, 1878, Adel, Ia .; mem. Ia. House of Rep. 4 terms 1900-08; speaker of the House 1904-07; Lieut. Gov. Ia., 1903-11; Gov. 1912-16; dean coll. of law Drake Univ. since 1917.
COLE, Cyrenus, editor, Cedar Rapids; b. Pella, Ia., Jan. 12, 1863; Rep .; un- married; Editor Times and Republican, Cedar Rapids; formerly connected with Des Moines Register; trustee Central Coll., Pella, Ia .; author, "A Bit of Hol- land in America," "The Two Great Canyons,' "Anna Marcella's Book of
Verses," "A History of the People of Iowa," "From Four Corners to Wash- ington"; mem. Commercial and Coun- try Clubs.
COLEGROVE, Chauncey P., coll. pres., Fayette; b. Bath, N. Y., Aug. 11, 1855; Meth .; Rep .; ed. A. B. Upper Ia. Univ. 1881, Sc. D., 1908; A. M. Univ. Chicago 1896; LL. D. Cornell Ia. Coll. 1919; m. Winnifred D. Mack, June 18, 1884 (de- ceased); 2nd Emma M. Ridley, Aug. 29, 1899, Grinnell, Ia .; pres. Upper Ia. Univ. since 1916; former teacher, prin- cipal and supt. sch .; prof. phsychology and didactics, Ia. State Normal sch., 1896; head dept. ed. same 1908-16; pres. Ia. State Teachers' Coll., 1907-16; del.
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Gen. conference M. E. church 1916-20; author ed. text books.
CONRAD, Henry S., botanist, Grinnell; b. Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 12, 1874; ed B. S. Haverford Coll., Pa., 1894; M. A. 1895; Ph. D. Univ. Pa., 1901; Johnston scholar, Johns Hopkins 1905-06; m. Laetitia Moon, April 13, 1900, Fallsing- ton, Pa .; prof. botany Grinnell Coll. since 1906; instructor in plant ecology summer sch. Brooklyn Institute Arts and Seiences; formerly teacher sciences Westtown sch. and institute of botany Univ. Pa .; Fellow A. A .A. S. and mem. Botanical Soc. of Am .; author. CONNIFF, Robert E., physician and sur- geon, Sioux City; b. Houston, Minn., April 20, 1858; Pres .; Rep .; ed. Ia. State Univ. 1884; m. Christine Schlawig, Sept. 1886, Sioux City, Ia .; child. Anna Marie; mem. Ia. Bd. of Health 14 yrs .; mem. Masons, Sioux City Boat Club, Sioux City Country Club.
COUSINS, Robt. G., lawyer, Tipton; b. Cedar Co., Ia., 1859; Rep .; ed. B. C. E. Cornell, Ia., Coll. 1881; also C. E. and LL. D. same; unmarried; formerly congressman 5th Ia. dist. serving eight terms; state rep. 1886-87; co. atty. Ce- dar Co., 1888-90; pres. elector 1888; lec- turer and public speaker.
COWPER, Harry M., ("Holmes Cowper"), tenor soloist, Des Moines; b. Dundas, Ont., Can., March 4, 1870; Epis .; ed. Hamilton Coll. Inst., Quaker Coll. to 1888; pupil Frederick Walker, London, Eng., 1895-07; George Ferguson, Ber- lin: Vergenet. Paris; Gottscalk, Chica- go; m. Kate Holmes, Simcoe, Ont., Can., Aug. 12, 1895; dean Institute of Fine Arts and prof. singing, Drake Univ. Stice 1909; tenor soloist with leading choral and oratorio societies; teacher Am. Conservatory Music Chicago, 1897- 1900; Sherwood sch. of Music 1900-02; song leader Camp Dodge, Ia., during World war.
CURTIS, George M., manufacturer, Clin- ton; b. Oxford, N. Y., April 1, 18444; Pres .; Rep .; ed. pub. sch. and Mt. Morris, Ill. Seminary; m. Etta Lewis, Sept. 4, 1872, Clinton, Ia .; manufac- turer sash and doors and officer or director of several companies bearing his name; v-pres. City Nat. bank, Clin- ton, Ia .; served as mem. G. A., 1887-88; mem. 54th and 55th congs .; mem. Ia. Com. La. Purchase Expn., 1904; del. to three rep. nat. conventions; inem. Masons.
CURTISS, Chas. F., agriculturist, Ames; b. Nora, Ill., Dec. 12, 1863; ed. B. A. I. S. C., 1887, M. A. 1894; D. Sc. Mich. Agr. Coll. 1907; m. Olive Wilson, Feb. 15, 1903, Harper, Ia .; dir. since 1897, Ia. Expt. Sta. and dean div. of agri. I. S. C .; pres. and mem. executive com. International Live Stock Exposition Assn .; pres. Am. Berkshire Assn .; dir. dir. Percheon Soc. of Am .; mem. Am. Soc. promotion of agri. science; mem. Saddle and Sirloin Club Chicago, Grant Club Des Moines; contributor to live stock and agri. papers.
DAVIS, George, editor, editorial writer, Sioux City; b. Clarksburg, W. Va., Aug. 14, 1865; Unorthodox; Rep .; ed. common
seh. and coll .; m. Margaret Fisher, July 10, 1894, Oakland, Md .; child. Felta V .; entered newspaper work at age of twenty; later read law and was admit- ted to bar of West Va., and N. D .; practiced law for brief period; now edi- torial writer Sioux City Journal. For- mer residences, Parkersburg, W. Va., to 1887; Wheeling, W. Va., 1887-92; Charleston, W. Va., 1892-94; Cumber- land, Md., 1894-1902; Devils Lake, N. D., 1902-06; Grand Forks, N. D., 1906- 12; Tampa, Fla., 1912-15; Minot, N. D., 1915-18. '
DARLING, Jay N., ("J. N. Ding"), car- toonist, Des Moines; b. Norwood, Mich., Oct. 21, 1876; Rep .; ed. Yankton Coll., S. D., Ph. B., Beloit Coll .; n. Gene- vieve Pendleton, Sioux City, Oet. 31, 1906; formerly reporter on Sioux City Tribune and Journal; cartoonist on Journal, 1901-06; same Des Moines
Register, 1906-11; New York Globe, 1911-13; Des Moines Register 1913-17; New York Tribune and Des Moines Register 1917 to date; author of var- ious works and books of cartoons; mem. Lambs Club, New York.
DAVIDSON, Benjamin, merchant , im- porter and capitalist, Sioux City; b. Russia, Aug. 15, 1859; Hebrew; m. Ida Frank, July 16, 1888, Sioux City, Ia .; child. Mrs. Oswaldo De Zuliani, Edith, Leon, Frank; immigrated to U. S. in 1881 and to Sioux City in 1882; starting as a peddler, he has built up one of the largest department stores in the middle west; mem. Masons, Shrine, I. O. O. F., B. P. O. E., Chamber of Con- merce, Sioux City Country Club.
DAVIDSON, David, inerchant, Sioux City; b. Slutsk, Russia, Jan. 1, 1863; Hebrew; Rep .; m. Sarah Frank, Dec. 23, 1893, Sioux City, Ia., (deceased); child. Law- rence L., Mrs. Helen Bolton, Mrs. Her- man Frank; v-pres. Davidson Bros. Dept. Store; former pres. Chamber of Commerce; former pres. Mt. Sinai temple; active in war work; leader in Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives and in foreign relief work; mem. Masons, Shrine, B. P. O. E., Riverside Boat Club, Chamber of Commerce, Country Club. Former residence, Slutsk, Russia, 1863.
DEAN, Lee W., surgeon, Iowa City; b. March 28, 1873; ed. B. S. Univ. Ia., 1894, M. S. 1896, M. D. 1896; studied univ. of Vienna 1896-97; prof. of opthalmology, otolaryngology and oval surgery, la. Univ .; also head of dept. and dean of coll. of medicine; chief surgeon in these branches for Univ. and Mercy hospitals State Sanitorium and Coll. for blind; Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. var- ious medical societies.
DOUGLAS, George B., manufacturer, Ce- dar Rapids; b. Waterloo, Ia., Sept. 23, 1858; Pres .; Rep .; ed. I. S. C .; Univ. Ia .; m. Irene Hazeltine, June 1, 1892, Grand Rapids, Mich .; pres. Douglas & Co., manufacturers of corn starch; for- merly a cereal and linseed oil manufac- turer; v-pres. Cedar Rapids Nat. bank; dir. Security Sav. bank, Quaker Oats Co .; trustee Coe Coll .; St. Luke's hos- pital.
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DRUMM, Thos. W., bishop, Des Moines; b. Forc, Ireland, July 12, 1871; Cath .; ed. A. B. St. Joseph's Coll., Dubuque; studied Grand Sem. Montreal Can .; Cath. Univ. of Am .; ordained priest 1901; pastor St. Patrick's church, Ce- dar Rapids, Ia., 1915-19; Consecrated bishop of Des Moines, May 22, 1919; pres. bd. trustees Des Moines Cath. Coll .; mem. K. C. (4th degree), C. O. F. DUNKELBERG, George H., farmer and stockman, Rockford; b. Niagra Co., N. Y., Oct. 2, 1853; Rep .; ed. studied Rock River Seminary (Ill.); m. Mary E. Hub- bard, 1882; elected state rep. Floyd Co., 1916.
EARL, John A., coll. pres., Des Moines; b. Bathvale, Scotland, May 6, 1866; Bapt .; cd. A. B. Des Moines Coll. 1892, A. M. 1895, D. D. 1902; B. D. Rochester Dec. 10, 1887; pastorates at Guthrie Cen- ter, la., Pilot Mound, Ia., Grecce, N. Y., Waterloo, Ia., Chicago, Ill .; pres. Des Moines Coll. since 1911; m. Jennie L. Hevley, 1890, Des Moines, Ia.
EBERSOLE, William S., coll. prof., Mt. Vernon, Ia .; b. Mt. Pleasant, Pa., Nov. 13, 1862; Meth .; Rep .; ed. A. B. Leban- on Valley Coll., Annville, Pa., 1885, A. M. 1888, Litt D. 1904; post-grad. study Yale, 1890-02; Am. sch. classical stud- ies, Athens Greece 1896-97; Univ. Mun- ich, 1897; m. Florence A. Sheldon, Dec. 14, 1892, Canton, Pa .; prof. of archae- ology Cornell Coll. since 1910; mem. var- ious scientific societies and contributor to publications.
ELWOOD, Lee W., lawyer, Elma; b. Howard Co., Dec. 27, 1888; Rep .; ed. grad. law dept. state uiv .; clected state rep. Howard Co., 1912; re-elected 1914- 16; was youngest mem. of the legis- lature; candidate for speaker of the House, 1916.
ENGER, Lauritz M., newspaper publish- er and insurance, Decorah; b. Norway, Nov. 3, 1856; Rep .; elected State Rep. Winneshiek Co. 1910; re-elected 1912; elected State Sen. 42nd dist. 1914; in- terested in Decorah Posten.
ENSIGN, Forest C., educator, Iowa City; b. Defiance Co. O., March 22, 1867; Pres .; Rep .; ed. M. Di. Ia. State Nor- mal sch. 1895; B. Ph. State Univ. 1897, M. A. 1900; studied Harvard and Col- umbia Teachers Coll .; m. Lucy M. Smith, Dec. 29, 1896, Red Oak, Ia .; prof. of ed. State Univ. since 1905; for- merly inspector of H. S .; dean of men and Registrar; 4-min. speaker, Red Cross worker, prominent in educational societies, student and writer on care of insane in jails and prisons, child labor, etc.
EVERSMEYER, Frederick W., lawyer, real estate, loans, ins., Muscatine; b. Muscatine, Ia., Oct. 10, 1871; Rep .; ed. pub. and parochial schs., bus. coll., law dept. state univ .; m. Harriet Kemptner, June 28, 1910, Muscatine; served as justice of peace Muscatine 1901-06; elected state sen. 20th dist. 1914; dir. Sav. bank; mem. Masons, Elks, Yeo- men.
FINLEY, Chas. M., Civil Eng., Sioux City; b. Sangamon Co., Ill., Feb. 25,
1881; ed. Pub. sch .; studied one yr. Univ. of Mich .; m. Maud M. Mitchell, July 12, 1906, Marcus, Ia .; eng. on Flor- ida East Coast R. R. one yr .; three yrs. in Panama; conducts office in Sioux City, civil and landscape cng .; elected Co. eng. in 1910; served as major in Eng. Corps A. E. F. in World war; served in Co. H., 56th Reg. I. N. G .; associate mem. Am. Soc. of Civil Engineers.
FLAGEOLLE, J. W. B., physician and surgeon, Sioux City; b. Ponca, Neb., July 12, 1888; Cath .; Dem .; ed. St. Viateurs Coll., 1903-05; M. D. Sioux City Coll. of Medicine, 1909; post-grad. N. Y., 1919, urology; m. Dorothy B. Yeaton, Oct. 18, 1910, Sioux City, Ia .; child. Bernard Y .; specialist urology; practiced at Holly Springs, Ia., 1909-12; dem. nominee for co. coroner 1912; coni- missioned 1st lieut. army med. corps Jan. 28, 1918; served with A. E. F .; received citation from France; mem. Elks, Monahan post Am. Legion. For- mer residences, Ponca, Neb., 1888-99; Jefferson S. D., 1899-1905; Sioux City, 1905-09; Holly Springs, 1909-12.
FLECK, David S., farmer and stockman, Newton; b. Mahaska Co., Ia., Nov. 21, 1858; Dem. ed. pub. sch. and Oskaloosa Coll .; m. Alta Coryell, 1889; elected co. supervisor Jasper Co. 1907; re-elected 1909; elected state sen. 29th dist. 1914. FLINT, Charles W., clergyman, Mt. Ver- non; b. Stouffville, Ont., Can., Nov. 14, 1878; ed. B. A. Victoria Coll (univ. Tor- onto) 1900; B. D. Drew Thcol. Scm. 1906; M. A. Columbia 1908; D. D. Wes- leyan Univ. 1912; LL. D. Coe Coll., 1916; mı. Clara J. Yetter, Scpt. 3, 1901, Sioux City, la .; pres. Cornell Coll., Mt. Ver- non, Ia., since 1915; pastorates as Meth. minister at Pocohontas, Ia., Marathon, Ia., Bayville L. I., N. Y., Brooklyn, N. Y., Middletown, Conn.
FORSLING, L. B., lawyer, Sioux City; b. Sioux City, Ia., March 23, 1890; Cong .; Rep .; ed. H. S., grad. law dept. Cumberland Univ., Tenn .; in. Lillian Nash, March 16, 1914, Sioux City, Ia .; general practice of law in Sioux City since 1917; formerly adjuster Warfield- Pratt-Howell Co .; former mgr. River- side park; ex-police judge; elected state rep. Woodbury Co., 1920; discharged from Camp Dodge, Ia., Nov. 12, 1918; mem. Elks, K. P., Moose, Yeoman.
FREER, Hamline H., coll. dean, Mt. Vernon; b. Ellsworth, O., Sept. 9, 1845; Meth .; Rep .; ed. B. S. Cornell Ia. Coll., 1869, M. S. 1878, A. B. 1880, A. M. 1883, LL. D. 1911; m. Mary L. Markle, Dec. 22, 1871, Maquoketa, Ia .; Fellow Univ. Chicago, 1892-93; dean and prof. political economy and sociology, Cornell Coll .; acting pres. coll. 1914-15; mem. and past officer various state and nat. ed. soc.
FRENCH, Alice, ("Octave Thanet"), author, Davenport; b. Andover, Mass., March 19, 1850; ed. Abbot Acad., Litt D., Ia. State Univ .; unmarried; author Knitters in the Sun, Expiration (novel- ette), Otto the Knight, Stories of a Western Town, An Adventure in Pho- tography, Missionary Sheriff, A Book
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of True Lovers, The Heart of Toil, A Slave to Duty, Man of the Hour, The Lion's Share, By Inheritance, Stories That End Well, A Step on the Stair, And the Captain Answered; comndr. in motor corps; chmn. propaganda Food Adm. Ia .; mem. Soc. Mayflower Des- cendants, Soc. Colonial Dames, Colonial Governors.
FRIBOURG, Arnold L., lawyer, Sioux City; b. New York City, Aug. 22, 1863; Jewish; Rep .; ed. grad. M. S. Coll. of City of N. Y., 1882; m. Maud Eiseman, (deceased), Dec. 28, 1893; 2nd Belle Eisenan, April 5, 1904; child. Victor E., Frances B., Roger S., Ernest J .; mem. law firm Henderson, Fribourg & Hat- field; mem. Masons 33rd deg., Elks, Shrine, M. W. A., W. O. W., Y. M. C. A., Sioux City Boat Club; pres. Sioux City pub. lib.
FULLER, Almon H., prof. and head of civil eng. dept. I. S. C. and consulting eng. for Ia. State Highway Com., Anies; b. Camptown, Pa., Dec. 29, 1871; ed. C. F. Lafayette Coll., 1879; M. S., 1900; M. C. E. Cornell Univ. (N. Y.) 1898; m. Mary G. Cook, Aug. 6, 1913, Merryall, Pa .; Fellow in civil eng. Cor- nell Univ .; prof. civil eng., dean coll. of eng., Washington Univ .; prof. civil eng., Lafayette Coll., 1917; mem. var- ious eng. and technical societies.
GARRETSON, A. B., labor union pres., Cedar Rapids; b. Winterset, Ia., Sept. 14, 1856; Rep .; m. Marie Reani, Sept. 2, 1878, Somerset Co., Pa .; formerly conductor on various lines of railways; served as v-pres. and pres. order of Ry. Conductors; was editor in chief of The Railway Conductor (magazine) ; mem. federal com. on industrial rela- tions 1912-15. .
GIBSON, Benjamin J., lawyer, Corning; b. Nov. 13, 1882; Rep .; ed. grad. Univ. Neb., 1906; married; two sons; elected state sen. 1916; elected atty. gen. 1920.
GILBERT, Willlam N., banker, State Center, b. New Milford, Conn., March 20, 1850; ed. country sch. and two yrs. Ashton, Ill., H. S .; m. Florence Bray- ton, 1879, Mt. Morris, Ill .; child. Harold, Frederick; bank pres .; elected state rep. Marshall Co., 1914; re-elected 1916.
GOOCH, Harry A., banker, Sioux City; b. Norwich, Eng., March 17, 1866; Dem .; ed. H. S .; m. Dilla L. Whitte- more, May, 15, 1895, Texarkana, Tex .; child. Dorothy W., Helen W., Harry W .; v-pres. First Nat. bank; formerly with Sioux Nat. bank; Weare & Allison bank; Ia. State Nat .; served as capt. Co. H, 52nd Reg. I. N. G., Spanish-Anı. war.
GRANDY, W. F., real estate, loans, ins., Sioux City; b. Brighton, Mich., Dec. 26, 1873; Rep .; ed. pub. sch .; m. Jana I. Black, 1904, Sioux City; child. Wm. F., Louise; pres. W. F. Grandy Co .; Fidelity Ins. Co .; fin. corres. Penn Mutual Ins. Co .; served as prvt. Co. H, 56th Reg. I. N. G .; mem. Masons, Elks, Chamber of Commerce, Country Club, Rotary Club, Sioux City Boat Club, Sioux City Gun Club, Y. M. C. A.
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