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NUTTING, Charles C., zoologist, Iowa City; b. Jacksonville, Ill., May 25, 1858; ed. A. B. Blackburn Univ., Ill., 1880, A. M. 1882; m. Lizzie B. Hersman, (de- ceased), Aug. 10, 1886, Hersman, Ill .; 2nd .m. Eliose Willis, June 16, 1897, Iowa City. la .; head of dept. of zoology State Univ. Ia. since 1890; engaged in explorations for Smithsonian Institute in various foreign countries, also scientific researches; collaborator and author of various scientific papers; edi- tor and contributor to journals, same. ORCUTT, Willard M., hardware mer- chant, Sioux City; b. Austinburg, O., Sept. 9, 1868; Cong .; Rep .; ed. Grand River Institute, Austinburg, O .; m. Lydia E. Woolever, Sept. 10, 1891, Austenburg, O .; child. Willard E., Ed- win P., John B .; sec. and treas. the Orcutt Co .; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, Rotary Club, Chamber of Com-
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merce, Country Club, Sioux City Boat Club. Former residence, Chamberlain, S. D., 1889-1891. .
ORCUTT, Walter W., hardware mer- chant, Sioux City; b. Austinburg, O., April 30, 1870; Cong .; Rep .; m. Nollie E. Ochsner, March 25, 1896, Kimball, S. D .; child. E. Pearl, Clara M .; pres. Or- cutt Co .; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, Sioux City Boat Club; Sioux City Country Club, Chamber of Commerce. Former residences, Austinburg, O., 1870- 88; Chamberlain, S. D., 1888-90.
PARKER, George S., capitalist, Sioux City; b. Watertown, Mass., Sept. 4, 1864; Rep .; ed. Watertown, Mass., H. S .; m. Alice B. Sweet, Feb. 12, 1890, Wellfleet, Mass .; former pres. Live Stock Nat. bank; interested in banks and commercial field; served in Mass. N. G .; past master and past dist. dep. grand master Masonic lodge of Mass .; mem. all Masonic bodies, Shrine, Elks, Sons of Am. Revolution, Sioux City Boat Club, Country Club; formerly pres. Mass. bank Cashiers Assn .; past pres. Sioux City Clearing House. Assn.
PAMMEL, Louis H., botanist, Ames; b. LaCrosse, Wis., April 19, 1862; ed. B. Agri. Univ. Wis., 1885, M. S. 1889; Ph. D. Washington Univ., 1898; prof. of botany, I. S. C., since 1899; author of many scientific papers; author 'Weeds of the Farm and Garden," "Manual of Poisonous Plants," "Ecology," "Weed Flora Ia."; mem. Bot. Soc. of Am .; Am. Soc. Bacteriologists; Biol. Soc., Washington; St. Louis Academy of Science; pres. Ia. Academy of Science, 1893; Ia. Park and Forestry Assn. 1905- 07; v-pres. Sec. G., A. A. A. S. 1919; pres. Ia. State bd. conservation, 1918.
PARRISH, Robert L., lawyer, Des Moines; b. Cambridge, N. Y., July 25, 1855; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Ia. State Univ., A. B. and A. M. degrees; m. Hermena Hoffman, Dec., 1876, Leon, Ia .; child. Karl C., Robert H., Susan H .; 40 yrs. practice of law; stockholder and dir. in various mfg. concerns and other bus. enterprises in U. S. and Columbia, S. Am .; has knowledge of German, French and Spanish-speaks last named; judge dist. court 3rd judicial dist. of Ia., 1899- 1901; pres. trustees Highland Park Coll., 1913-18; mem. Masons and Grant Club.
PATRICK, G. T. W., univ. prof., Iowa City; b. near Boscawen, N. H., Aug. 19,1857; ed. A. B. State Univ. of Ia. 1878; B. D. Yale 1875; Ph. D. John Hopkins 1888; student of philosophy, Leipzig Univ. 1894; m. Maud Lyall, Nov. 28, 1889, Minneapolis, Minn .; prof philos- ophy Ia. State Univ., since 1887; au- thor and translator various works on philosophy; contributor to various journals same; mem. and officer var- ious societies, same.
PEARSON, Raymond A., agri. ed., Ames; b. Evansville, Ind., April 9, 1873; ed. grad. Cornell Univ., 1894, M. S., 1899; special studies in agri. science; LL. D., Alfred Univ., 1910; D. Agri. Univ. of Neb., 1917; m. Fanny A. Dunsford; asst. chief, dairy div. U. S. dept. agri. 1895-1902; gen. mgr. Walker-Gordon
Lab. Co. New York and Phliadelphia 1902-03; prof. dairy industry coll. of agr. N. Y. 1908-12; pres. I. S. C. since 1912; asst. sec. of agri. during war emerg- ency 1917-18; received gold medal Paris exposition 1900 as collaborator; Fellow A. A. A. S .; Pres. N. Y. Agri. Soc. 1908- 11; has written several bulletins pub. by dept. of agri. and Cornell Univ .; articles on agri. subjects in magazines and encyclopedia.
PEIRCE, Howard G., live stock commis- sions, Sioux City; b. Ercildoun, Pa., Dec. 31, 1859; Epis .; Rep .; ed. grad. ' Friends sch., Phila., 1877; m. Mary E. Weare, Sept. 18, 1890; child. Susanna W., George A .; formerly engaged in mercantile, real estate and banking bus .; mem. Masons, Shrine; former of- ficer in Masonic bodies; Sioux City Boat Club, Country Club, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, Elks.
PORTER, Claude R., lawyer, Centerville; b. Moulton, Ia., July 8, 1872; Dem .; ed. Centerville H. S .; Parsons Coll .; student St. Louis law sch .; m. Maude Boutin, Dec. 27, 1899, Centerville, Ia .; mem. law firm Porter & Greenleaf, Centerville, Ia .; dir. Farmers & Merchants Sav. bank, Plano, la .; Mystic, Ia., Industrial Sav. bank; Exline, Ia. Sav. bank; serv- ed as sergt .- major 50tli Ia. Inf. Span- ish-Am. war; mem. Ia. House Rep. 1896-1900; dem. candidate for sec. state 1898; for gov. 1908-10-18; for U. S. sen. 1908-09-11-20; U. S. atty. south dist. Ia. 1914-18, (resigned); asst. atty. gen. of U. S. in charge of criminal bus. 1918- 19 (resigned); now chief counsel feder- al trade com .;
PRICHARD, Jacob A., lawyer, Onawa; b. Shelby Co., Ia., Dec. 31, 1861; Meth .; Rep .; ed. grad. Cornell la. Coll., B. A. 1885, M. A. 1887; B. L. State Univ., 1889; m. E. Grace Jones, Feb. 22, 1891, Smithland, Ia .; child. Vernon E., George W., Elbert, Leslie; practiced law Smith- land, Ia., located at Onawa 1901; mem. Masons, I. O. O. F., K. P .; enlisted in Grigsby's Cowboy Reg. Sioux Falls, S. D., during Spanish-Am. war.
PRINCE, Lloyd N., newspaper editor, Sioux City; b. Prince Edward Co., Va., May 21, 1894; Ind .; ed. Portsmouth, O., H. S .; m. Martha Weixelbaum, June 16, 1914, Dayton, O .; child. Elsie J .; city editor Sioux City Journal; joint ed. and pub. "Who's Who in Ia."; mem. Chamber of Commerce, Sioux City Press Club, Sioux City Boat Club. Former residences, Portsmouth, O., 1904-12; Lima, O., 1912-13; Rochester, N. Y., 1913-14.
RAWSON, Chas. A., manufacturer, Des Moines; b. Des Moines, Ia., May 29, 1867; Prot .; Rep .; ed. H. S. and Grin- noll Coll .; m. Clara Hubbard, Feb. 1, 1900, Des Moines, Ja .; manufacturer clay products; pres. fa. Pipe and Tile Co .; Eldora Pipe & Tile Co .; Teetor Mfg. Co .; v-pres. Des Moines Brick & Tile Co .; dir. in banks, trust co. and casualty co .; chmn Rep. State Cent. Com. 1912-20; pres. Roadside Settle- ment Assn .; trustee Grinnell Coll .; State chmn, war work council Y. M. C. A .; served abroad for Y. M. C. A .; mem.
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State Historical Soc., Des Moines Club, Grant Club (ex-pres), Hyperion, Bank- ers, Golf and Country Clubs.
RAYBURN, Edward D., banker, Monte- zuma; b. Montezuma, la., July 22, 1874; Meth .; Rep .; ed. grad Montezuma H. S. and State Teachers' Coll .; m. Ger- trude Powell, 1898; connected with First Nat. bank of Montezuma; former pres. Montezuma Commercial Club; elected state rep. Powesheik Co. 1914; re-elected 1916; mem. Masons, Shrine, I. O. O. F., K. P., Sons of Vets., Elks. REED, Sidney R., farmer and stockman, Monteith; b. Noble Co., O., April 29, 1859; Christ .; Dem .; ed. pub. sch. and Springer sch., Chicago; m. Alice Mc- Clellan, 1880; extensive breeder of thoroughbred stock; elected state rep. Guthrie Co. 1916.
REED, Henry T., judge U. S. dist. court, Cresco; b. Alburgh, Vt., Oct. 1, 1846; Rep .; m. Laura J. Webster, June 30, 1868, Cresco, Ia .; practiced law at Cresco, la .; mem. la. House of Rep. 16th G. A. 1876; U. S. dist. judge No. dist. Ia., since 1904; mem. Am. Bar Assn .; la. State Bar Assn.
ROBBINS, Charles B., lawyer, Cedar Rapids; b. Hastings, Ia., Nov. 6, 1877; Universalist; Rep .; ed. B. A. Univ. of Neb., 1898; studied Columbia Univ. law dept .; A. M. Columbia 1903; m. Helen Larrabee, (deceased) Sept. 9, 1903, Cler- mont, Ia .; served in Spanish-Am. war in Philippines as private, sergeant and 1st lieut .; wounded in battle March 27, 1899; took part in 27 engagements; mem. N. Y. Nat. Guard, 1901-03; Capt. Co. D., 1st Inf. I. N. G. 1914-16; major, adj. gen. dept. Ia., Nov. 2, 1916; major, adj. 67th and later 69th inf. brigade U. S. A., Aug. 1917 to May 1919; with A. E. F., Sept. 1918 to April 1919; judge superior court Cedar Rapids, 1909-19; pres. Cedar Rapids Life Ins. Co .; dir. Cedar Rapids Nat. bank; Cedar Rapids Candy Co .; mem. Ia. State Bar Assn .; Ia. State Hist. Soc .; Delta Tau Delta; Masonic bodies, Cedar Rapids Commer- cial Club and Country Club.
ROBERTS, H. Guy, farmer, Mt. Ayr; b. Ringgold Co., Ia., April 13, 1878; Christ; Rep .; ed. studied at Huneston Normal Coll. and Highland Park Norinal Coll .; m. Minnie E. McDonald, Sept. 18, 1903, Grand Island, Neb .; has held various twp. offices; elected state rep., Ring- gold Co. 1914; re-elected 1916.
ROCKWOOD, Elbert W., chemist, Iowa City; b. Franklin, Mass., July 4, 1860; ed. B. S. Amherst, 1884, A. M. 1901; student Univ. Gottingens, 1889; Univ. of Strassberg, 1890-01; Univ. Leipzig, 1892-94; Univ. Chicago 1893; M. D. State Univ. Ia. 1895; Ph. D. Yale 1904; m. Laura Clarke, March 21, 1894, Iowa City; prof. of chemistry and toxicology since 1888; and head dept. chemistry Ia. State Univ. since 1904; formerly in- structor in chemistry Cornell Univ. and Wesleyan; author and contributor to scientific journals; mem. various scientific societies.
ROWLEY, John W., editor and pub., Keosauqua; b. Columbiana Co., O., July 23, 1846; Rep .; ed. pub. sch. and
H. S. at Davenport; m. Amanda M. Thompson, Oct. 27, 1868; elected co. supt. sch. 1875; interested in Keosauqua Republican; served as U. S. supervisor of census 1880-1910; elected state rep. Van Buren Co., 1916.
ROYAL, George, physician, Des Moines; b. Alford, Mass., July 15, 1853; ed. Am- herst Coll .; M. D. N. Y. Hom. Med. Coll. and Hosp. 1882; m. Ella J. Kings- bury, Nov. 27, 1879, Coventry, Conn .; prof. materia medica since 1892, dean coll. of Hom. Med. since 1899, State Univ. Ia .; mem.and past officer var- ious medical societies at home and abroad.
RUSTON, William O., educator, Dubuque; b. New York, Dec. 6, 1852; ed. A. B. Coll. City of N. Y., 1872; grad. Union Theol. Sem. 1875; D. D. 1886, LL. D. 1907, Lenox Coll .; m. Mary W. Crater, Oct. 5, 1876, Fairmont, N. J .; ordained Pres. minister, 1875; pastorates Fair- mont, N. J., West Union, Ia., Dubuque, Ia .; prof. sacred language and litera- ture 1903-15; prof. biblical theology 1915 to date; also pres. 1904-08; dean of faculty 1908 to date; dir. 1887 to date, Dubuque Coll. and Sem .; trustee Lenox Coll .; mem. various religious and ed. societies.
STERN, WIIlIs L., mgr. Stern Abstract Co., Logan; b. Logan, Ia., June 11, 1860; Rep .; large owner farm lands; served
1 10 yrs. as chmn Rep. Co. Cent. Com .; mem. sch. bd. 20 yrs .; mem. Rep. State Cent. Com. 9 dist.
SAMMIS, James U., lawyer, Sioux City; b. Polo, Ill., Sept. 13, 1863; Rep .; m. Fannie M. Randall, May 10, 1888, Dubu- que, Ia .; child. Charles R., James U., Margaret; mem. law firm, Shull, Gill, Sammis & Stillwill, Sioux City, Ia .; col- lector internal revenue 3rd la. dist. former lieut. Co. K, I. N. G .; past grand exalted ruler, B. P. O. E., 1909-10; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, K. P., B. P. O. E., Country Club, Woodbury Co. Bar Assn. Former residences, Polo, Ill .; Dubuque, la .; LeMars, Ia. 1886.
SCOTT, George C., lawyer, Sioux City; b. Monroe Co., N. Y., Aug. 8, 1864; Rep .; m. Laura Trimble, June 14, 1888, Adel, Ia .; ed. H. S .; admitted to bar Dec. 7, 1887; elected rep. in cong. 11th dist. to fill vacancy caused by death of D. H. Hubbard; re-elected to 63rd cong .; re-elected to 65th cong.
SEERLEY, Homer H., coll. pres., Cedar Falls; b. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 13, 1848; ed. Ph. B., State Univ. Ia., 1873; B. of Didactics 1875, A. M., 1876; LL. D. Penn Coll. 1898; State Univ. 1901; m. Clara D. Twaddle, July 9, 1878, Os- kaloosa, la .; former teacher and supt. sch .; pres. la. State Teachers ' Coll. since 1886; is a mem. and has held various offices in state and nat. ed. socs .; joint author of "History and Civ- il Govt. of Ia."; "The Country School," "Geography of Iowa."
SHORTESS, Fremont E., jeweler, Traer; b. Morrow Co., O., Sept. 26, 1858; Rep .; ed. rural sch. and Tilford Acad .; m. Elizabeth W. Keith, Sept. 6, 1881; serv- ed as mayor and councilman of Traer;
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elected state rep. Tama Co., 1914; re- elected 1916; mem. Masonic bodies; (P. W. M.), (P. H. P.), (P. E. C.).
SHULL, Deloss C., lawyer, Sioux City; b Pella, Ia., March 28, 1858; Bapt .; Rep .; ed. Central Univ. Pella; grad. Des Moines Coll., 1881; grad. Drake Univ. 1882; m. Frances E. Mitzell, 1889, Sioux City, Ia .; child. Deloss C., Henry C .; practiced at Vermillion, S. D., until 1887, when he located in Sioux City; dir. Farmers Loan & Trust Co .; Con- tinental Nat. bank; pres. Gt. West. Land Co .; mem. Sioux City Boat Club, Country Club. .
SIBLEY, Samuel E., physician and sur- geon, Sioux City; b. Story Co., Ia., Dec. 1, 1869; Cong .; Rep .; ed. LeMars, Ja. H. S .; grad. med. dept. State Univ. 1893; m. Martha B. Heathcote, March 31, 1896, Moville, Ia .; child. Edward H .; practice limited largely to surgery; as- sociated with Dr. R. E. Conniff; mem. Co., State and Am. Med. Assn .; men. Masons, Shrine, I. O. O. F., Chamber of Commerce, Country Club, Sioux City Boat Club. Formerly practiced at Mov- ille, Ia.
SINCLAIR, George, banker, Sioux City; b. Ontario, Can., April 14, 1865; Rep .; ed. pub. sch .; m. Flora Goldie, June 11, 1895, Sioux City; child. Jean, Ruth; identified with banking bus. in Sioux City since 1892; cashier Woodbury Co. Sav. bank; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, Sioux City Boat Club, Country Club, Chamber of Commerce.
SMITH, A. A., sec. builders exchange, Sioux City; b. Paris, Ill., May 2, 1858; Unit .; Dem .; ed. sch. of Mt. Pleasant, Ia., Burlington, Ia., studied at I. S. C .; m. Harriet F. Karns, March 4, 1884, Burlington, Ia .; child. Annette, Sidney; engaged in newspaper work in Bur- lington and Sioux City; city ed. and managing ed. Sioux City Tribune; was chief deputy internal revenue coll. of Ia .; elected mayor Sioux City three times; formerly served as city clerk; mem. Masons, Shrine, Elks, Past Exalted Ruler latter.
SMILEY, Charles N., coll. prof., Grinnell; b. Hamilton, Mo., Jan. 4, 1873; ed. A. B., Drury Coll., Springfield, Mo., 1897; A. M. Harvard 1903; Ph. D. Univ. Wis. 1905; studied Univ. Berlin 1909-10; m. Bertha K. Shutts, Aug. 23, 1916, Water- loo, Ia .; benedict prof. Latin, Grinnell Coll. since 1905; lecturer summer ses- sions Harvard and Univ. Wis. and Ill .; formerly instructor Greek and Latin, Drury Acad. and teaching fellow in Greek Univ. of Wis .; regional dir. Y. M. C. A. with Italian army 1918-19; au- thor and contributor; mem. various scientific and ed. soc.
SNYDER, W. S., banker, Sioux City; b. Clinton Co., Ia., June 28, 1873; ed. grad. Epworth Sem., Dubuque, Ta .; m. Anna Freeman, Nov. 18, 1896, Farley, Ia .; child. Velma C., Milo F., Kenneth W., Irma A .; organized Ethan, S. D. State bank (cashier); organized Am. Trust & Sav. bank in Sioux City 1909 and became its pres .; now pres. Com-
monwealth Trust & Sav. bank, Sioux City. Former residences, Welton, Ia .; Dewitt, Ia .; Ethan, S. D.
SPENCER, E. B. T., coll. prof., Grinnell; b. Delmar, Ia., April 26, 1863; Cong .; ed. A. B. DePauw Univ., 1888, A. M. 1891; post-grad. work John Hopkins 1892-94; Harvard 1901-02; Columbia 1902-03; m. Lulu B. Ward (deceased), Aug. 9, 1894,; 2nd Helen I. Hathaway, July 31, 1906, Plattsburg, N. Y .; prof. classics 1911-16 and Carter-Adams prof. Greek, Grinnell Coll. since 1916; for- merly prof. languages Moores Hill Coll .; prof. Latin Univ. Denver and dir. Col- legio Metodista, Rome, Italy; mem. scientific soc., Masons; author.
STANCLIFT, Henry C., coll. prof., Mt. Vernon; b. Spencer N. Y., Jan. 11, 1864; od. Ph. B. Cornell Univ. N. Y., 1889; Univs. Berlin and Leipzig 1889-92; Ph. D. Leipzig 1892; . in Oxford, London; studied political and social conditions abroad; prof. history and politics,
Cornell Coll. since 1899; formerly acting prof. history dept. N. W. Univ .; mem. Am. Hist. Assn., Am. Pol. Science Assn.
STEFFENS, Cornellus M., coll. pres., Dubuque; b. Germany, Sept. 28, 1866; ed. Am. Hope Coll. Mich. 1892; grad. Western Theol. Sem. 1895; D. D. Lenox and Coe Colls. 1907; ordained 1895; pas- torates at Rochester, N. Y., and Lit- tle Falls, N. J .; pres. Dubuque Coll. and Sem. since Feb. 1, 1900; greatly interested in the Americanization of the foreign speaking people of the country. STEINER, Edw. A., sociologist, Grinnell; b. Vienna, Austria, Nov. 1, 1866; ed. Univ. Heidelberg 1885; B. D. Oberlin 1891; post-grad. Univs. Gottingen and Berlin; m. Sara W. Levy, Oxford, O., Aug. 31, 1891; ordained Cong. minister 1891; held pastorates at St. Cloud, Minn., St. Paul, Minn., Springfield, O., Sandusky, O .; special rep. of The Out- look in Russia 1903; prof. of applied Christianity Grinnell Coll. since Sept. 1903; author, "Tolstoy the Man," "On the Trail of the Immigrant," "Mediat- or," "The Immigrant Tide," "Against the Current," "The Broken Wall," "The Parable of the Cherries," "From Alien to Citizen," "Introducing the American Spirit," "Nationalizing America," "My Doctor Dog," "Sanctus Spiritus and Company."
STOOPS, John J., prof. philosophy, Grin- nell; b. New Castle, Del., Jan. 26, 1873; Cong .; Prog. Rep .; ed. A. B. Dickin- son Coll., 1894; A. M. Harvard 1897; Ph. 1)., Boston Univ., 1899; studied Union Theol. Sem., Columbia Univ., Clark Univ .; prof. philosophy, Grinnell Coll. since 1904; formerly prin. Upper Fair- mont, Md., Academy; prof. philosophy, Mt. Union Coll .; ordained Cong. minis- ter 1901; pastor at Newhampton, Mass., 1901-04; contributor to scientific jour- nals; m. Mary E. Milner, Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 25, 1901.
SWAN, Gustaf N., vice counsul for Swed- en for Iowa, Sioux City; b. Sweden, May 16, 1856; Luth .; Rep .; ed. Augustana Coll., 1877-79; IIon. A. M., 1900; L. H.
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D., 1917; m. Caroline S. Samuelson, (deceased) June 12, 1884, Lockridge, Ia .; formerly engaged in mercantile and banking bus. Sioux City; appointed vice consul 1899; dir. Augustana Coll., and Theol. Sem .; mem. Am .- Scandinavian Soc .; Swedish Hist. Soc .; various other Swedish socs .; author various Swedish Hist. works; contributor to magazines; Knight of Royal Swedish Order of Vasa 1st class.
TREWIN, James H., lawyer, Cedar Rap- ids; b. Bloomingdale, Ill., Nov. 29, 1858; Pres .; Rep .; ed. Bradford, Acad., Ce- dar Valley Sem., Lenox Coll .; m. Mar- tha E. Rector (deceased), Earlville, Ia., April 14, 1883; 2nd m. Nellie S. Hatton, April 17, 1915, Cedar Rapids, Ia .; men. firm Trewin, Simmons & Trewin, attys. Cedar Rapids; formerly practiced law in Earlville, Ia., and Lansing, la .; state rep. 1894-96; state sen. 1896-04; mem. la. Com. St. Louis Exp .; mem. state bd. ed. 1904-14; pres. same 1909- 13; chmn. Ia. Code Com. 1919; state dir. campaign of ed. in principals of Am. Govt .; mem. U. S. Com. on uni- form legislature; mem. Masonic bodies, Cedar Rapids Country Club.
VAN DYKE, Craig, banker, Sioux City; b. Sioux City, Ia., April 15, 1878; Epis .; Rep .; ed. pub. sch .; m. Bess E. Switz, April 29, 1912, Kearney, Neb .; child. Virginia 1., Elizabeth A .; formerly connected with Ia. State Nat. bank and Live Stock Nat. bank; cashier latter; mem. Elks, Country Club, Sioux City Boat Club, Chamber of Commerce.
VAWTER, Keith, chautauqua mgr., Ce- dar Rapids; b. Indianola, la., April 1872; Disciples; Rep .; ed. studied Drake Univ .; m. Cora E. Kiser, Marshalltown, Ja., Aug. 1899; established Standard Lecture Bureau, Des Moines, 1899; be- came connected with Redpath Lyceum Bureau, Chicago, 1902; organized Red- path Chautauquas, Chicago 1903; now sec. and mgr. Redpath-Vawter Chau- tauqua system; sec. Redpath Lyceum Bureau; dir. Cedar Rapids Sav. bank; pres. bd. trustees Drake Univ .; trustee Am. Christian Missionary Soc .; mem. Masons, Press Club, Union League, Chi- cago Club.
WADE, Martin J., judge U. S. dist. court, Iowa City; b. Burlington, Vt., Oct. 20, 1861; Dem .; ed. St. Joseph's Dubuque; LL. B. State Univ. 1886; m. Mary G. McGovern, April 4, 1888, Iowa City; judge 8th Ia., judicial dist .; mem. 58th Cong. 2nd Ia. dist .; judge U. S. dist. court, So. Ia., dist. since 1915; was mein. dem. nat. com .; formerly lecturer on law and prof. med. jurisprudence State Univ. of Ia .; mem. Am. Bar Assn .; Medica-Legal Soc., N. Y .; read paper before World's Cong. of Religions 1893.
WAITT, George W., livestock dealer, Sioux City; b. Boston, Mass., March 1, 1845; Cong .; Rep .; m. Ella L. Holman, Nov. 15, 1869, Sergeant Bluffs, Ia .; child. Gardner A., Mrs. A. Carlson, Mrs. Joseph D. Wells, Mrs. John L. Minn, Holman E., B. H., Marguerite, Ella E .; livestock dealer in Sioux City and Neh- raska, since 1868; former president
Sioux City Livestock Exchange; state rep. Dixon and Cedar Cos., Neb., two terms; former mayor, Wakefield, Neb .; mem. Masonic bodies, Chamber of Com- merce, Sioux City Livestock Exchange. WARFIELD, William S., Jr., wholesale grocer, Sioux City; b. Quincy, Ill., Nov. 23, 1868; Christian Science; Rep .; m. Ella Mikesell, Feb. 6, 1889, Quincy, Ill .; child. John M .; pres. Tolerton & War- field Co .; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club.
WARREN, John N., physician and sur- geon, Sioux City; b. DeWitt, Ia., April 30, 1846; Rep .; ed. Sem. Mt. Carroll, Ill .; grad. Univ. Mich. 1869; grad. Miami Med. Coll., Cincinnati, O., 1871; post- grad. work New York City; took spec- ial course and specialized in surgery; m. Mary V. M. Hubbard, June 27, 1877, Lyndon, Ill .; child. Dr. A. M., Mrs. George Jordan, Nelson J .; practiced at Dewitt, Ia. and Storm Lake, Ia .; in 1905 took post-grad. work in Vienna Austria and in 1907 same in London, Eng .; was pres. and prof. surgery in Sioux City Coll. of Med .; mem. Co., State, Am. Medical socs., Shrine. Masons,
WEIR, Samuel, univ. prof., Mt. Pleasant; b. London, Ont., Can., April 15, 1860; ed. A. B., N. W. Univ. 1889; B. D. Gar- rett Bible Inst. 1887; A. M. Ill. Weslo- yan Univ. 1891; Ph. D. Univ. Jena, 1895; dean and prof ed. Ia. Wesleyan Coll. 1918 to date; acting pres. 1919; ordained Meth. minister 1886; pastorates at Wichita, Kan. and Cheyenne, Wyo .; former instructor mathematics N. W. Univ .; prof. ethics and history edn. N. Y. Univ .; lecturer on pedagogy Univ. of Cincinnatti; prin. Clarion State Nor- mal sch .; dean sch. ed. and prof. of ed. and philosophy Dak. Wesleyan Univ .; dean coll. of liberal arts and prof. philosophy and psychology and prof ed. Simpson (Ia.) Coll .; author and magazine contributor.
WELD, LeRoy D., prof. physics, Cedar Rapids; b. Cresco, Ia., March 6, 1880; Pres .; Dem .; ed. B. S. Univ. Ia. 1899, M. S. 1902; prof physics Coe Coll. Ce- dar Rapids since 1902; lecturer on phys- ics Columbia 4 mos. 1912; Univ. Ia. summer 1915; m. Lulu A. Graff, June 24, 1903, Iowa City, Ia .; mem. Am. Physic soc., Ia. Acad. Science; author "The Theory on Errors and Least Squares" (text book).
WHITEIS, William R., surgeon, Towa City; b. Urbana, Ia., Aug. 10, 1869; ed. B. S. Univ. Ia., 1892, M. S. 1895, M. D. 1895; studied at Univ. Leipzig 1895, Univ. Vienna 1896-97; London, 1897; m. Alice Fernistrom, Aug. 10, 1892, Lone Tree, Ia .; prof gynecology and obstet- ries and head dept. la. State Univ. since 1914; prior to that date was prof. and asst. prof. same; was made dir. Univ. Hospital 1904; pres. hospital staff 1907; acting surgeon 1913; mem. co., state and nat. med. socs .; contributor to magazines on surgical subjects.
WIGDAHL, Lars O., minister, Ruthven; b. Norway, Dec. 7, 1857; Luth .; Rep .; ed. studied Hanges Ev. Luth. Sem., Red Wing, Minn .; grad. Augsburg Ev.
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Luth. Sem., Minneapolis, 1887; m. Anna Osterhus, Fayette Co .; ordained 1887; pastorate at Ruthven; elected state rep. Palo Alto Co., 1914; re-elected 1916.
WILSON, Chas. B., univ. prof .; Iowa City; b. Syracuse, N. Y., May 9, 1861; ed. A. B. Cornell 1864; fellow 1885-86, A. M. 1886; studied at Leipzig and Paris 1884-85, Berlin 1897, Germany 1907; prof. German language and liter- ature and head of dept. State Univ. Ia. since 1888; mem. various language assns .; editor and author of text books; in U. S. service for inspection of for- eign language press 1918.
WILSON, George, farmer, Cherokee; b. Albany, N. Y., Nov. 1, 1853; Rep .; ed. dist. sch. and Tilford Acad .; m. Ellen L. Joyce, Nov. 13, 1878, Vinton, Ia .; taught sch. three terms in Benton Co. and five yrs. in Cherokee Co .; served as co. aud. Cherokee Co. 1906-14; elect- ed State Rep. Cherokee Co. 1914; re- elected 1916; mem. I. O. O. F .. B. A. Y.
WILSON, Henry L., farmer, Osage; b. Tama, Co., Ia., July 12, 1858; Rep .; ed. rural sch., H. S., Acad .; m. Ethel Lovejoy, 1895; served as sheriff Mitch- ell Co., 1891-96; associate editor Mitch-
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