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GRAY, Ross C., lawyer, Rockwell City; b. Rockwell City, la., Nov. 19, 1882; Rep .; ed. H. S., grad. law dept. state univ., 1904; has served as clerk of dist. court; city atty .; justice of peace; lib. trustee; elected state rep. Calhoun Co., 1914; re-elected 1916.
GROUT, Henry W., real estate, Waterloo; b. Waterloo, Ia., March 24, 1858; Rep .; ed. rural sch. and Field seminary; has served as park com. Waterloo; dir. First Nat. bank, Waterloo; dir. First Nat. bank, Guthrie Center, Ia .; dir. in Wa- terloo 'Saddlery & Electrical Co .; elect- ed state rep. Black Hawk Co., 1910; re- elected 1912; elected state sen. 38th dist. 1914.
HALL, Charles A., state accountant and examiner, Bedford; b. Hardin Co., Ia., March 12, 1872; Rep .; ed. pub. sch. and Drake Univ .; mgr. Bedford Mill Co. 10 yrs .; served as co. aud. 1910-16; elected state rep. Taylor Co. 1914; re-elected 1916; candidate for sec. state 1918.
HAMILTON, John T., banker, Cedar Rap- ids; b. Henry Co., Ill., Oct. 16, 1843; Ipis .; Dem .; m. Sarah A. Jones, Oct. 16, 1873, St. Andrews, Quebec, Can .; pres. Hamilton Seed & Coal Co .; pres. Merchants Nat. bank; pres. Urbana Sav. bank; treas. St. Martin Land Co .; has served as mayor of Cedar Rapids; Co. Supervisor; state rep. Linn Co .; speaker of House, 1890; mem. 52nd Cong. 5th Ia. dist .; mem. bd. of con- trol 1906-09; dem. candidate for gover- nor, 1914; mem. Masonic bodies, Elks. HANSEN, John T., farmer, Davenport; b. Davenport, Ia., Nov. 28, 1858; Rep .; ed. country sch. and private instruc- tion; closely connected with patrons of husbandry; served as justice of peace, 1886; elected state rep. Scott Co. 1916; re-elected 1918.
HARLAN, James E., coll. pres., Mt. Ver- non; b. Muskingum Co., O., June 25, Coll., Ia., 1869, A. M. 1872; LL. D. Up- per Ia. Univ. 1904; Cornell Coll. 1904; Northwestern Univ. 1910; m. Harriet J. Mckinney, Dec. 29, 1869, Sterling, Ill .; pres. Cornell Coll. 1908-14; v-pres. 1881- 1908; chmn. executive com. 1883 to date; formerly supt. sch. Cedar Rapids, and principal Ward sch., Sterling, Ill .; also alumni prof. of mathematics and as- tronomy Cornell Coll .; served as prvt. in civil war in Ia. inf.
HELMER, Charles C., lawyer, Carroll; b. Cedar Co., Ia., Ang. 25, 1876; Rep .; ed. pub. sch., I. S. C., state univ. Jaw dept. grad. 1901; m. Jennie Willey, 1905, Keokuk, Ia .; practiced law at Manning, Ia., till 1904; served one term co. atty. Carroll Co .; eight yrs. city atty. Car- roll; elected state sen. 48th dist. 1914; served in Spanish-Am. war.
HELMING, Otto A., farmer, Waukon; b. Allamakee Co., Ia., March 9, 1868; Rep .; ed, rural sch., studied at coll. in Waukon; m. Lena Wittenberg, 1902, Wisconsin; six yrs. twp. assessor; elected state rep. Allamakee Co., 1912; re-elected 1914-16.
HENDERSON, Robt., newspaper man, Council Bluffs; b. Burlington, Ia., 1874; Rep .; married; three child .; 18 yrs. re-
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porter and editorial writer on Ia. Daily papers; was sec. to ex-cong. W. I. Smitli, 1900-02; state printer six yrs. HENDRIXSON, Walter S., chemist, Grin- nell; b. Felicity, O., Jan. 11, 1859; ed. B. S. Union Chris. Coll., Meroni, Ind .; A. M. Harvard 1889, Ph. D. 1903; Univs. Berlin and Gottingen, 1894-95; m. Bessie Bradley, Linneus, Mo., April 18, 1906; prof. chemistry, Grinnell Coll. since 1890; prof. chemistry Univ. Ia. sunmmer 1902; lecturer chemistry Univ. Ill., on leave 1917; formerly instructor and prof. chemistry and physics, Antioch Coll., O., and asst. in chemistry Harvard; connected with water resources branch U. S. Geol. survey 1905-09; pres. Ia. Acad. Science 1899; author of scientific articles and papers; mem. various ed. and scientific societies.
HENIGBAUM, Fred G., merchant, Dav- enport; b. Albion, N. Y., June 10, 1864; Rep .; ed. grad. grammar sch .; m. Laura Dean, 1897; was one of the incorpor- ators of the Davenport Furniture and Carpet Co., 1895; v-pres. and dir. la. Furniture and Carpet Co .; elected state sen. 21st dist. 1914.
HENRY, Lemuel H., banker, Sioux City; b. Vernon, Ia., May 9, 1871; Unitarian; Rep .; ed. Van Buren Co., and Burling- ton, Ia .; former pres. Ia. State Sav. bank; v-pres. First, Nat. bank; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, I. O. O. F., B. P. O. E., Chamber of Commerce, Sioux City Boat Club, Country Club. Former residences, Vernon, Ia., 1871- 89; Ottumwa, Ia., 1889-91; Burlington, Ia., 1891-99.
HOBERG, Oscar J., jeweler, Sioux City; b. Tonica, Ill., Dec. 19, 1866; Luth .; Ind .; m. Mary E. Adler, July 3, 1891, Sioux City, Ia .; child. Robert W., Ed- ward Q .; pres. O. J. Hoberg Co .; mem. Masonic bodies 33rd deg., Elks, Chamb- er of Commerce, Shore Acre Boat Club, Soo Gun Club, Mid-West Bowling Assn. (former pres.). Former residence, Peru, 111., 1870-84.
HOFFMAN, Milton J., coll. pres., Pella; b. Overisel, Mich., Jan. 31, 1886; ed. B. A. Hope Coll., Holland, Mich., 1909, M. A. 1912; winner Rhodes scholarship from Mich .; B. A. Oxford Univ. Eng. 1912; D. D. Hope Coll. 1918; m. Viola M. Whinnie Abrahams, July 15, 1914, Chap- leton, Jamaica, W. I .; head latin dept. Hope Coll., 1913-17; pres. Central Coll. of Pella since July 1, 1917; ordained minister Reformed church in Am., Dec. 1917.
HOLMES, Arthur, coll. pres., Des Moines; b. Cincinnati, O., May 5, 1872; ed. B. A., Hiram, O., Coll., 1899; A. M. Univ. Pa., 1903, Ph. D. 1908; m. Annie I. Pullen, March 13, 1898, Philadelphia, Pa .; ordained disciples of Christ, 1899; pastorates at Phila., and Ann Arbor, Mich .; pres. Drake Univ. since 1918; formerly religious and ed. dir. Pa. R. R. dept. Y. M. C. A .; instructor psychol- ogy, asst. prof. and asst. dir. psycho- clinic, Univ. I'a .; dean gen. faculty Pa. State Coll .; author of works on psychol- ogy; mem. various scientific societies.
HUNT, Edward M., real estate, Sioux City; b. Nodoway Co., Mo., Oct. 20,
1872; Cath .; Dem .; ed. studied at Nor- mal sch. and Christian Bros. Coll., St. Joseph, Mo .; m. Catherine Mckeever, Aug. 17, 1897, F'arley, Ia .; formerly in mercantile business; mem. K. C., Chamber of Commerce, Country Club. Fornier residence, Slreldon, Ia.
INGHAM, Harvey, newspaper man, Des Moines; b. Algona, Ia., Sept. 8, 1858; Rep .; ed. A. B. State Univ. 1880, LL. B. 1881; LL. D. Grinnell Coll. 1915; m. Nel- lie E. Hepburn, Oct. 23, 1894, Des Moines; editor in chief Des Moines Register and Tribune; v-pres. of the corp .; formerly editor Upper Des Moines (weekly), Algona, Ia .; postmas- ter, Algona, la., 1898-1902.
JESSEN, John C., lawyer, Story City; b. Chicago, Ill., Feb. 10, 1878; Christian Churelr; Rep .; ed. attended I. S. C. where he completed one yr. dairy course; grad. law dept. Drake Univ. 1905; m. Catherine Golly of Zearing, la., June 22, 1910; operated a creamery Shannon City, Ia., tliree yrs .; practiced law at Zearing, Ia., two yrs .; served as mayor of Zearing and city atty. Story City; elected state rep. Story Co. 1914; re-elected 1916; mem. Masons, (past mı.)
JESSUP, Walter A., educator, Iowa City; b. Richmond, Ind., Aug. 12, 1877; ed. A. B. Earlham Coll., 1903; Ph. D. Col- umbia, 1911; m. Eleanor Hines, June 28, 1898, Nobbsville, Ind .; supt. of sch. Westfield, Ind., 1900-07; Madison, Ind. 1907-09; dean sch. of ed. Univ. Ind., 1912; dean coll. of ed. 1913-16; pres. since 1916, Ia. State Univ .; mem. N. E. A., Coll. Teachers of ed., Nat. Soc. for study of ed .; P'hi Delta Kappa, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Acacia, Indiana Soc. of Chicago, Masonic bodies, Univ. Club Chicago, Triangle Club Iowa City; mem. survey comms. Cleveland and Los Angeles pub. sch .; mem. Liberty Loan Advisory Com .; author 'Social Factors Affecting Supervision of Special Sub- jeets"; joint author "Supervision of Arithmetic."
JONES, Ira W., lawyer, Clear Lake; b. Erie Co., N. Y., Feb. 28, 1877; Rep .; ed. grad. scientific course I. S. C. 1903; completed two yrs. course in Drake law sch .; grad. law dept. Yale 1905; served four yrs. chmn. Rep. Co. Cent. Com .; elected state rep. Cerro Gordo Co., 1914; re-elected 1916.
JOHNSTON, James F., farmer and stockman, Chariton; b. Lucas Co., Ia., April 25, 1875; Rep .; ed. attended West- ern Normal Coll. and Simpson Coll .; elected co. supervisor 1910; served three yrs .; elected state rep. Lucas ('o., 1914; re-elected 1916; elected state sen. 4th dist. 1920.
JOHNSTON, Robert J., banker, Hum- boldt; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 13, 1856; Rep .; ed. pub. scli. and Humboldt Coll .; m. Mary H. Stoddard, June 27, 1888; served as deputy co. treas., resigning 1893 to enter banking bus .; several yrs. chmur Rep. Co. Cent. Com .; former pres. v-pres. and dir. state agri. soc .; elected state rep. Hunibolt Co., 1914; re-elected 1916.
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KEANE, James J., archbishop, Dubuque; b. Joliet, Ill., Aug. 26, 1857; Cath .; ed. St. John's Univ., Minn. and Grand Sem., Montreal; ordained priest Dec. 1882; pastorate at St. Paul 1882-85; for- mer prof. and pres. St. Thomas Sem., St. Paul; pastorate at Minneapolis, 1892- 1902; consecrated third bishop diocese, Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 28, 1902; trans- ferred to arhcbishopric Dubuque, Aug. 11, 1911.
KELLOGG, Leonard L., pub. utility oper- ator, Sioux City; b. Haverhill, O., 1856; Rep .; m. Lizzie Pritchard, Sept. 19, 1883, Ironton, O .; child. Mrs. Thomas H. Mosely; pres. Sioux City Gas & Electric Co .; mem. Chamber of Com- merce, (former pres.), Masonic bodies, Shrine, Country Club, Sioux City Boat Club, Elks. Former residences, Haver- hill, O., 1856-73; Ironton, O., 1873-83; Galena, Ill .; Nebraska City, Neb.
KELLY, Harry M., biologist, Mt. Vernon; b. Harrisburg, Pa., May 27, 1867; Rep .; ed. A. B. Bucknell Univ., 1888, A. M. 1891; A. B. Harvard 1891, A. M. 1893; LL. B. John B. Stetson Univ., Leland, Fla., 1911; m. Caroline M. Vanderslice, Phoenixville, Pa., Dec. 27, 1894; prof. biology, Cornell Coll. since 1894; for- merly prof. math. Central Pa. Coll .; asst. in zoology, Harvard; instructor biology, N. W. Univ .; trustee Cornell Coll .; mem. various scientific societies and author of papers on zoology.
KENDALL, N. E., lawyer, Albia; b.
Greenville, Lucas Co., Ia., March 17, 1868; Rep .; ed. rural sch .; served as co. atty. Monroe Co., 1893-97; five terms 1899-1909 state rep. Monroe Co .; last term speaker of the House; elected to Congress from 6th la. dist. Nov. 3, 1908; re-elected Nov. 8, 1910; elected governor Nov. 2, 1920.
KEPHART, George W., lawyer, Sioux City; b. Ida Grove, la., June 8, 1876; Rep .; ed. grad. state normal sch. Madi- son, S. D., 1896; grad. S. D. State Coll. 1902; studied at Univ. S. D .; m. Mary I. Reedy, Aug. 1, 1906, Beresford; child. George C., Mary E .; became principal H. S. at Vermillion, S. D .; supt. sch. Beresford, S. D .; admitted to bar 1906; located in Sioux City, 1908; chmn. Pro- gressive Co. Cent. Com. 1912; city atty. Sioux City 1918-20; chmn. Woodbury Co. Rep. Co. Cent. Com .; mem. Masons, Shrine, I. O. O. F., K. P., Chamber of Commerce.
KING, William F., coll. pres., Mt. Ver- non; b. Zanesville, O., Dec. 20, 1830; ed. A. B. Ohio Wesleyan 1857, A. M. 1860; D. D. Ill. Wesleyan 1870; LL. D. Univ. Ia. and Ohio Wesleyan 1887; m. Margaret McKell, Aug. 3, 1865, Chillo- cothe, O .; pres. emeritus Cornell Coll .; pres. same 1865-1908; also prof. latin and Greek languages same; was acting pres. same 1863-65; delegate to various conferences M. E. church both at home and abroad; author of "Reminiscences."
KIRBYE, J. Edward, clergyman, Des Moines; b. Eureka, Mich., Dec. 23, 1873; Cong .; ed. Hillsdale, Mich. Coll. and Theol. Sem .; A. B. Piedmont Coll .; grad. Univ. Va .; D. D. Rollins Coll, and Temple Coll .; m. Iza Clark, 1898, Rich-
mond, Va .; formerly pres. Atlanta Theol. Sem. sanie Drury Coll., Spring- field, Mo .; pastorates at Medina, O. and Des Moines, Ja .; author religious volumes: "The Richest Man in the City"; History of the 168th Inf. of Ia. KLINKER, Peter J., lawyer, Denison; b. Germany, Jan. 9, 1887; Rep .; ed. grad. Denison H. S. and from coll. of liberal arts and law Univ. of la .; m. Garnet L. Norman, June 4, 1914; was co. atty. Crawford Co. 10 yrs .; elected State rep. Crawford Co., 1914; re-elect- ed 1916.
LAFFER, Charles C., merchant and banker, Sigourney; b. Keokuk Co., la., Nov. 1, 1870; Rep .; m. Mollie A. Craw- ford, Feb. 8, 1894, Ainsworth, Ia .; sher- iff Keokuk Co. 1897; re-elected 1899; elected state sen. 12th dist. 1914; en- gaged in harness and saddlery bus .; dir. First Nat. and Union Co. Sav. banks of Sigourney.
LAKE, Frank C., newspaper man, Sioux City; b. Golden, Colo., April 18, 1879; Rep .; ed. Golden H. S .; m. Marie Jolin- son, 1907, Cedar Rapids, Ia .; child. Mar- garet L .; founder and editor Saturday Mirror, Sioux City, 1912; dept. ed. and reporter Sioux City Journal and Tri- bune; joint ed. and pub. "Who's Who in la."; elected state rep. Woodbury Co. 1916; re-elected 1918-20; sec. Wood- bury Co. Rep. Cent. Com. 1912-14; mem. Masons, Elks, Yeoman, Chamber of Commerce, Boosters Ath. Assn., Sioux City Press Club, Iowa Hist. Soc. For- mer residences, Golden, Colo .; Kansas City, Mo .; Cedar Rapids, Ia.
LEAVITT, Roger, banker, Cedar Falls; b. Waterloo, Ia., June 25, 1860; Cong .; Rep .; m. Alice S. Windsor (deceased), Oct. 29, 1885, Waterloo, Ia .; 2nd Kath- erine S. Townsend, June 21, 1892, Ce- dar Falls, Ia .; cashier Grundy Co. Nat. bank, Grundy Center, Ia. 1885-88; v- pres. Cedar Falls, Ia., Nat. bank, 1888; pres. Waterloo & Cedar Falls Union Mill Co .; v-pres. Cedar Falls Trust Co .; Townsend & Merrill Lumber Co .; dir. and treas. Cedar Falls Canning Co .; dir. Leavitt & Pohnson Nat. bank; for- mer mem. state bd. of ed .; trustee Chi- cago Theol. Sem., also Grinnell Coll.
LEE, Curtis O., auctioneer, farmer and stockman, Sac City; b. Sac City, Ia., Nov. 18, 1860; Rep .; m. Celia E. Rogers, March 16, 1884; owns and operates sev- eral farms; formerly mayor of Sac City and mem. sch. bd .; elected state rep. Sac Co., 1914; re-elected 1916.
LEVITT, J. L., real estate, loans, inv., Sioux City; b. Russia, Jan. 7, 1882; Jewish; Rep .; ed. pub, sch .; pres. Levitt Inv. Co .; formerly pres. Central bank; one of the most active of the younger bus. men of Sioux City; his real estate additions to Sioux City have been the means of providing many people with homes; mem. Chamber of Commerce, Real Estate Assn. Former residences, Hartford, Conn .; Providence, R. I.
LEWIS, J. H., farmer, Osceola; b. Clarke Co., la., July 11, 1868; Christian; Dem .; m. Leona Lamb, Dec. 15, 1888; has serv-
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ed as twp. clerk, twp. trustee, twp. | MAGOUN, John A., banker, Sioux City; assessor; co. treas. 4 yrs .; elected state rep. Clarke Co., 1916.
LOGAN, GUY E., Red Oak; b. Red Oak, Ia., March 11, 1871; Rep .; ed. pub. sch .; formerly deputy sheriff and co. record- er, Montgomery Co .; resigned latter position to become major and asst. adj. gen. of Ia .; appointed brig. gen. and adj. gen. of Ia., 1909; served as 2nd lieut. Co. M, 51st Ia. Vol. Inf. in Span- ish-Am. war in Philippines; served as major in World war.
LONGLEY, Harry S., bishop, Des Moines; b. Cohoes, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1868; ed. B. A. St. Stephens Coll., N. Y., M. A. same, D. D. same; also grad. Gen. Theol. Sem .; m. Hattie E. Minkler, Sept. 17, 1894, Waterford, N. Y .; for- merly deacon, priest, curate; rector Trinity church, Milford, Mass .; Christ's church, Binghampton, N. Y .; St. Mark's parish, Evanston, Ill .; consecrated suf- fragan bishop of Ia., Oct. 23, 1912; elected coadjutor bishop of Ia., May 21, 1917; has held office and is mem. various church societies; mem. Masonic bodies and P. G. chapter N. Y. Grand lodge.
LOWERY, Chas. G., investments and stock and bond broker, Sioux City; b. Marshalltown, Ia., March 5,
1873; Epis .; Rep .; ed. two vrs. Drake Univ .; child. Charles E., Alleene C .; sec. to the George Fairburn class No. 26 (Sioux City Consistory); mem. Masonic bod- ies, Shrine, Kiwanis Club. Former resi- dence, Oklahoma City, Okla. 1895-1913.
LYTLE, Charles F., capitalist and build- er, Sioux City; b. Johnson Co., Ia., Sept. 11, 1869; Rep .; m. Lena Klinge- mann, June 20, 1899, Papillion, Neb .; child. Francis Kemp; state sen. 37th G. A .; mem. Masonic bodies, I. O. O. F., B. P. O. E., Chamber of Commerce, Sioux City Real Estate Assn., Sioux City Boat Club, Sioux City Country Club. Former residences, Cedar Rap- ids, Storm Lake, Sulphur Springs, Ia.
McFERREN, Rube, lawyer, Webster City; b. near Webster City, Dec. 31, 1868; Rep .; ed. state univ .; m. Minnie Wool- sey (deceased) 1892; 2nd m. Minnie Klockman, April, 1902; elected state rep. Hamilton Co., 1914; re-elected 1916.
McNEIL, H. C., building supplies, Sioux City; b. Homer, N. Y., Oct. 30, 1837; Rep .; ed. pub. sch .; m. Marie B. Wil- ber, June 8, 1871, Davenport, Ia .; child. Mrs. J. P. Schnabele; served three yrs. in Civil war, attaining rank of lieut .; located in Sioux City 1869; mem. and past officer Masons; also grand lodge; mem. and past comndr. for Ia. Loyal Legion; Elks, Sioux City Boat Club, G. A. R. Former residences, Crawfords- ville, Ind., Sandusky, O., Rock Island, Ill., Davenport, Ia.
MACKIE, David E., farmer and banker, Mt. Auburn; b. Benton Co., Ia., June 2, 1870; United Pres .; Rep .; ed. com. sch., academy, bus. coll .; m. Olive L. Graham, 1898; pres. Mt. Auburn Sav. bank; elected state rep. Benton Co. 1914; re-elected 1916.
b. Somerville, Mass., Aug. 21, 1861; Rep .; ed. pub. sch .; pres. Sioux Nat. bank, (formerly N. W. Nat.); elected co. treas. Woodbury Co., 1893; served five terms; has served at different times as pres. Sioux City Clearing House Assn.
MAIN, John H. T., coll. pres., Grinnell; b. Toledo, O., April 2, 1859; ed. A. B. Moores Hill Coll., Ind., 1880, A. M. 1883; Ph. D. Johns Hopkins, 1892; LL. D. Oberlin 1911; State Univ. la. 1912; m. Emma Myers, June 18, 1881; pres. Grin- nell Coll. since 1906; formerly dean of faculty, acting pres. and prof. Greek language and literature same; formerly prof. ancient languages Moores Hill Coll .; asst. Greek and latin Woman's Coll. of Baltimore; Fellow in Greek, Johns Hopkins; author of magazine articles on ed. subjects; mem. various scientific societies.
MANLEY, Wilbur P., banker, Sioux City; b. Rutland, Vt., July 25, 1858; Pres .; Rep .; m. Eva L. Richardson, Dec. 10, 1884, Sioux City, la .; child. Leonard R., Margaret T., Louise E .; pres. Security Nat. bank, Woodbury Co. Sav. bank, Samaritan Hospital Assn .; chmn. Wood- bury Co. Red Cross; mem. Sioux City Chamber of Commerce, Sioux City Boat Club, Sioux City Country Club, Ia. State Bankers' Assn. Former residence, Rutland, Vt. 1858-1884.
MEDBURY, Charles S., clergyman, Des Moines; b. Warren, O., Nov. 19, 1865; Disciple; ed. Eureka Ill. Coll .; D. D. Drake Univ .; m. Anna L. Pickrell, Dec. 30, 1890, Chicago, Ill .; ordained minis- ter 1894; pastorates at El Paso, Ill., An- gola, Ind., now Univ. Church Des Moines; chautauqua and lyceum lectur- er; chaplain 157th Reg. Ind. Vols. Spanish-Am. war; mem. various reli- societies; "author of religious books.
MEREDITH, Edwin T., Sec. of Agri., Washington D. C., (Home Des Moines) ; b. Avoca, Ia., Dec. 23, 1876; Meth .; Dem. ed. Highland Park Coll .; m. Edna C. Elliott, Jan. 8, 1896, Des Moines, Ia .; pub. Farmers' Tribune, Des Moines, 1896-02; started Successful Farming 1902; dir. Chicago Federal Reserve bank; Ia. Trust & Sav. bank; Cand. for U. S. sen. 1914; for Gov. 1916; appoint- ed mem. bd. excess profit advisors, Nov. 1917; appointed mem. industrial conference Oct. 1919; appointed sec. of agr. in cabinet, Jan. 1920; dir. Chamb- er of Commerce U. S. A .; Nat. Assn. Adv. Clubs, Greater Des Moines Com .; founder of Jefferson Highway.
MILLIMAN, James C., banker and ab- stractor, Logan; b. Galway, N. Y., Jan. 28, 1847; Rep .; ed. studied two yrs. at state univ .; m. Ettie R. Stearn, (de- ceased), Nov. 20, 1870; 2nd Bella S. Rice, 1886; served in civil war; lost an arm in siege of Petersburg; has served as lieut .- gov. of Ia .; mem. of the G. A .; co. recorder; mayor of Logan; justice of peace; mem. city council; mem. I. O. O. F., Past officer local and grand lodge, Elks, G. A. R .; served as chmn. executive com. State Soldier's Home.
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MONTGOMERY, Walter L., banker and stock grower, Sioux City; b. Rock Is- land Co., Ill., July 7, 1872; Epis .; Rep .; m. Lcona K. King, Jan. 4, 1899, Chica- go, Ill .; child. John K., Martha P., An- drew; pres. Ia. State Sav. bank; live- stock and banking, Burlington, Ja .; central Neb .; Chamberlain, S. D., where he organized a bank in 1895; banking interests at Platte, S. D .; re- moved to Sioux City 1908 as v-pres. First Nat. bank; state sen. Brule Co., S. D., 1902-04; mom. Masonic bodies, Shrine, B. P. O. E., Sioux City Boat Club. Sioux City Country Club, Chamb- er of Commerce.
MOON, Edwin G., lawyer, Ottumwa; b. Montrose, Ia., Nov. 12, 1870; Epis .; Dem .; ed. A. B. Univ. Ia .; LL. B. Kent Coll. Law Chicago; m. Lulu J. Mowatt, Nov. 14, 1901, Ottumwa; mem. firm of Gilmore & Moon, Ottumwa; U. S. atty. so. dist. of Ia., 1914 to date; formerly police judge, Ottumwa and state sen. 13th dist.
MORRISON, Theodore N., bishop, Daven- port; b. Ottawa, Ill., Feb. 18, 1850; Epis .; ed. A. B. and D. D. Ill. Coll .; grad. Gen. Theol. Sem .; S. T. D. West- ern Theol. Sem., 1905; LL. D. Chicago law sch .; m. Sarah Buck, Oct. 28, 1879, Chicago; formerly deacon, missionary priest and rector in Episcopal church; consecrated bishop of Ia., Feb. 22, 1899.
MOWERY, Franklin P., farmer, Fairfield; b. Jefferson Co., Ia., 1853; Dem .; ed. rural sch., academy, bus. coll., law sch .; m. Cora Kirby, Oct. 4, 1877; sch. teach- er and principal; mem. sch. bd .; elected state rep. Jefferson Co. 1916.
NEWCOMB, Ezra B., clergyman, Keo- knk; b. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 18, 1852; Pres .; Ind. Rep .; ed. Univ. Minn., 1871- 73; McCormick Theol. Sem. 1883-86; D. D. Parsons 1897; practiced law Indian- apolis and Minneapolis 1879-83; or- dained Pres. minister 1886; pastorates at F't. Dodge, la., LaPorte, Ind., Keo- kuk, la .; conindr. Gen. Assembly Pres. Church U. S. A., 1895-03-09-16; delegate Pan .- Presb. Council N. Y., 1909; Aberdeen Scotland, 1913; mem. permanent judicial com. Pres. Church 1908-11, 1918-21; mem. advisory council church extension 1908-12; Synod of la., 1908; mem. executive moderator com. 1915-18; pres. bd. of Ia. Pres. Home Missions, 1907-15; inter-church Fed. State of Ia., 1912-17; dir. McCor- mick Theol. Sem .; trustee Parsons Coll. 1898-1911; mem. society of Mayflower descendants; mem. S. A. |R .; former chaplain and pres. same; author var- ious public addresses, patriotic, relig- ious and historical.
NICHOLS, Ira A., publisher, Iowa Falls; b. Traer, Ia., Nov. 12, 1869; Pres .; Rep .; ed. B. Sc. I. S. C., 1889; m Elsie M. Gemmel, Traer, April 15, 1895; elected state rep. Hardin Co., 1916; mem. K. P., M. W. A.
NICHOLSON, Howel P., farmer and creamery mgr., Ossian; b. near Ossian, Ia., April 14, 1872; Rep .; ed. rural sch., Ossian II. S .; m. Margaret Harvey, Oct. 19, 1892, Ossian, Ia .; see. and mgr. Silver Springs Creamery Co., a co-oper-
ative organization; was pres. Winne- sheik Co. short course several yrs .; sec. sch. bd. 15 yrs .; elected state rep. Winnesheik Co. 1914; re-elected 1916; mem. Masons.
NORDYKE, Roy D., farmer, Richland; b. Keokuk Co., Ia., Sept. 15, 1878; Rep .; ed. grad. Richland H. S. 1897; m. Clare Vastine, Dec. 1901; has held several twp. offices; elected state Rep. Keokuk Co., 1914; re-elected 1916; mem. I. O. O. F.
NORRIS, Harry W., zoologist, Grinnell; b. Pittsfield, N. H., Sept. 11, 1862; Cong .; ed. A. B. a. (now Grinnell) Coll. 1886, A. M. 1889; Cornell Univ. 1880-90; Univ. Neb. 1890-01; Univ. of Freiburg, 1901-02; m. Harriet V. Ruliff- son, June 14, 1893, Lincoln, Neb .; prof. zoology Grinnell coll. since 1903; for- merly instructor natural history and prof. biology same; Fellow 1. A. A. S .; mem. various scientific societies; also engaged in research work; joint author and contributor to scientific journals. NORTON, Frederick O., coll. dean, Des Moines; b. Brudenell, P. E. I., Can. Feb. 3, 1868; Church of Christ; ed. Prince of Wales Coll. (highest honors and valedictorian), Transylvania Coll. 1893, A. M. 1895; classical grad. Coll. of the Bible, Lexington, Ky. 1895; m. Frances L. Minter, Nov. 9, 1904, LaBelle, Mo .; Fellow Univ. Chicago, 1903-06; Ph. D., 1906; dean Coll. liberal arts Drake Univ. 1907 to date; v-pres. and prof. ed. psychology Drake Univ. since 1919; in army ed. corps as registrar Am. soldiers in Univ. of Paris, 1919; author, joint author and contributor to magazines on ed. topics.
NORTON, William H., geologist, Mt. Ver- non; b. Willoughby, O., April 3, 1856; ed. A. B. Cornell Ia. Coll. 1875, A. M. 1878; LL. D. Univ. Ia. 1911; m. Mary F. Burr, Aug. 27, 1883, Mt. Vernon; prof. geology Cornell Coll. since 1890; tutor Latin and Greek languages same, 1875-77; adj. prof. 1877-81; prof Greek languages and literature and geology 1881-90; curator coll. museum since 1882; mem. various geological societies; asst. on state and federal geol. surveys; pres. science sec. N. E. A. 1902; author of geol. and ed. papers.
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