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syndicalism and jolnt author with Sen. E. M. Smith of law on standardization of rural schools; co. atty. Butler Co., Ia., 1905-06; State Sen. Bremer-But- ler dist. 1917-21; candidate for nomina- tion for atty. gen. on republican ticket 1920; mem. Masons, K. P., Elks, Wood- men, O. E. S. M. W. A., Grant Club Greater Waterloo Assn. Former resi- dence, Waterloo until 1897.
EVEREST, Frank F., realtor, Council Bluffs; b. Homewood, Ill., May 1, 1869; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Grinnell prep. sch .; Peddie Inst., Hightstown, N. J .; Grin- nell coll., degree Ph. B .; m. Florence Folsom, Jan. 1, 1893, Avoca, Ia .; child. Frank F., jr., Charles B., Jack M .; mem. Council Bluffs sch. bd .; former city assessor; mem. of executive com. Ia. State Council of Defense; mem. Mili- tary Bureau, Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce; former pres. Council Bluffs real estate bd .; mem. A. F. & A. M., Elks, M. W. A., Rotary club, Chamber of Commerce, Real Estate bd. Former residence, Grinnell, Ia., to 1895. FEAR, Alfred Stewart, wholesale and re- retail coal, Burlington; b. Burlington, Ia., Oct. 23, 1865; Epis .; Rep .; ed. H. S. and bus. coll .; m. Lillian A. Finck, Nov. 8, 1905, Burlington, Ia .; child. Jane S .; sec .- treas. Cave Coal Co .; mem. Rotary club, Golf club, Greater Bur- lington Assn., Masonic bodies, U. C. T., T. P. A., Moose, Hawkeye Natives, Ad club, Launch club.
FEDDERSON, M. H., co. agr. agent, Washington; b. Bryant, Ia., Jan. 19,. 1886; Cong .; Rep .; ed. I. S. C., B. S. in agr .; m. Rush R. Watts, Ames, Ia .; child. Josephine J., Margaret H .; fed and showed winning cattle at Interna- tional Live Stock Exposition 1910, 1911, 1912; mem. Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Mas- onic bodies. Former residence, on farms Clinton Co., 1886-1917.
FEESE, Martin Beryl, dentist, West Point; b. Taylor Co., Ia., July 9, 1896; Pres. Rep .; ed. 2 yrs. country sch. in Noday Co., Mo .; 7 yrs. in grade sch. at Clarinda, Ia .; 4 yrs. H. S. at Clarinda (class of 1916); received degree of D. D. S. from Univ. of Ia., in June 1919; m. Zora B. Trimble, Aug. 19, 1918, St. Joseph, Mo .; mayor of town of West Point at 23 yrs. of age. sec. of sch. bd .; enlisted in medical reserve corps, Jan. 1917, discharged Dec. 1918; mem. Delta Sigma Delta, Dental Frat., S. E. Ia. Dental Assn., Nat. Dental Assn., Sergy Post Am. Legion, Clarinda, Ia. Former residences, 1896-97, Taylor Co., Ia .; 1897-98, Clarinda, Ia .; 1898-99, Pecos, Tex .; 1899-1903, Nodaway Co., Mo .; 1903-16, Clarinda, Ia .; 1916-19, Ia. City, Ia.
FELLOWS, Albert M., merchant and banker, Lansing; b. Allamakee Co., Ia., March 1, 1864; Rep,; ed. pub. sch., Lan- sing and Upper Ia. Univ., Fayette; m. Elsie Smith, 1889, Cresco, Ia .; one daughter, four sons; pres. Peoples State bank, Lansing; eight yrs. city council- man and four yrs. mayor of Lansing; elected Sstate Sen. 40th dist. 1912; re- elected in 1916.
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FERGUSON, Ward, electric lights and telephone, Rolfe; b. New York, Feb. 5, 1867; Prot .; Rep .; ed. coll .; m. Jen- nie Bell, Oct. 24, 1893, Hampton, Ia .; child. Margaret; a merhcant until re- cently; at present grand keeper rec- ords and seal, Grand Lodge K. P .; was grand chancellor K. P. 1908-09. Former residence, Oxford Jet., Ia., 1874- 1891.
FERRIS, Frank L., lawyer, Sioux City; b. Chesterville, O., Dec. 29, 1856; Rep .; ed. Co. sch .; New London, O., H. S .; studied law in office of R. C. Powers, New London; also studied law under H. H. Poppleton, Cleveland, O., gen. atty. for "Big Four" R. R .; m. Sara Sargent, (deceased), Apr. 5, 1890; child. Winnifred J .; admitted to Ohio bar in 1881; practiced in Ohio, then moved to Redfield, S. D., 1886 and became con- nected with law dept. of C. & N. W. Ry .; located in Sioux City in 1888; serv- ed as justice of peace 8 yrs. in Sioux City; was Grand Chancellor of Ia., K. P .; also supreme rep. of that order; mem. Flowd Monument Assn .; also mem. various fraternal orders.
FIELDS, E. A., miller, wholesale grain, flour, feed and hay, Sioux City; b. Rochelle, Ill., Sept. 21, 1869; Unitarian; Rep .; ed. H. S .; m. Pearl E. Tilford, 1900, Chicago, Ill .; child. Mrs. Hans Asper; pres. Akron Milling Co., Sioux City; former pres. Western Grain Deal- ers Assn .; former pres. Sioux City Academy of Science & Letters; former pres. Sioux City bd. of trade; mem. 29th G. A., (Plymouth Co.); chmn. Sioux City Planning Com.
FILLENWARTH, Arthur T., lawyer, San- born; b. Monona, Ia., Aug. 1, 1887; Prot .; Rep .; ed. grad. from Britt, Ia., H. S. 1905; grad. from Coll. of Liberal Arts, Univ. of Ia., with degree of B. A., 1909; studied law at Harvard Univ., Mich. Univ., Ia. Univ .; m. Sadie Raeck- er, June 30, 1912; child. Faith F .; trav- eled in England, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland and oth- er countries.
FINCH, George W., lawyer, Sioux City; b. Marshall Co., Ia., July 25, 1880; Meth .; Dem .; ed. Sheldon, Ia., H. S .; Morningside Coll., law dept. Stanford, Junior Univ .; m. Clara H. Killam, Sept. 23, 1907, Sioux City, Ia .; child. Clinton D., Robert F., George W. Former resi- dence O'Brien Co., near Sheldon, 1881- 99.
FINCH, W. S., farmer and stockman, Ida Grove; b. Whiteside Co., Ill., Feb. 14, 1858; Rep .; one of pioneers of Ida Co .; elected State Rep. 1916; re-elected 1918.
FINDLAY, Charles V., Coll. Pres., Fort Dodge; b. Paw Paw, Ill., May 15, 1868; Cong .; Rep .; ed. Highland Park Coll., M. S .; m. Mabel Southwick, June 29, 1899, Lake Mills, Ia .; child. James F., Maurice S .; contributed to ed. journals; lectured before teachers' meetings; joint prop. and owner Tobin Coll., Ft. Dodge; co. supt .; city council; pres. of lib. bd .; Rep. Webster Co., 37th and 38th G. A .; mem. Y. M. C. A., Booster
Club(pres.), Masons. Former residence, Spencer, Ia., 1871-77.
FINLEY, F. S., lawyer, Mt. Pleasant; b. Ohio, Aug. 12, 1866; Rep .; ed. Country sch. and O. Univ .; interested in agr. aside from practice of law; elected State Rep. Ia., 1916; re-elected, 1918.
FISCHER, Frederick, lawyer, Shenan- doah; b. St. Clair Co., Ill., Nov. 3, 1869; ed. B. S. Western Normal Coll., Shenandoah, L. L. B. Univ. Mich .; m. Helen Field, June 17, 1905; child. Gretchen, Mary, Louise; co. atty., Page Co., Ia., 1909-10; at pres. Judge Sup- erior Court, Shenandoah, since Dec. 1917; mem. of sch. bd. Shenandoah; dir. in Mutual Life Assn. of Ia., Red Oak, Ia .; mem. Masonic bodies, I. O. O. F., B. P. O. E.
FISH, Don E., Co. agent, Mt. Pleasant; b. Adel, Ia., Apr. 22, 1880; Epis .; Rep .; ed. Adel H. S., Ia. State Coll., B. S. A., 1906; Master of Agr. 1920; m. Belle Os- born, June 1, 1909, Big Timber, Mont .; child. Donald, Doris, Chas., James, Har- riet; first pres. Ia. Co. Agents Assn .; delegate from Ia. Assn. to Nat. Assn. meeting 1919; nominated by faculty I. S. C. for professional degree of M. A., 1920; mem. Masons, Alpha Zeta, Gam- ma Sigma Delta. Former residences, Adel, Ia. until 1906; Dillon, Mont. until 1917; Adel, Ia. until 1914; Mt. Pleasant, 1914 to date.
FISHEL, Herbert B., civil engineer, Den- ison; b. Dow City, Ia., Dec. 18, 1887; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Dow City H. S. 1905, 3 yrs. civil eng. course at I. S. C. from 1905-09; m. Katherine 'Troutner, Apr. 19, 1911, Denison, Ia .; child. Ruth; con- tributer articles for publication, includ- ing accounts of hunting trips one of which was published in serial form or in continued parts by "Outdoor Life"; co. eng. of Crawford Co. for 10 yrs., during which co. has handled two and one-half million cu. yds. earth road construction and built 600 con- crete bridges and culverts; mem. Mas- onic bodies, Shrine, Ia. Eng. Soc., won "A" in athletics at Ames. Former resi- dence, Dow City, Ia., 1887-1911.
FISHER, Simon, lawyer, Rock Rapids; b. on farm near Denver, Ind., Oct. 24, 1861; Rep .; ed. B. A., Nat. Univ. of Lebanon, O .; grad. of law dept. of Univ. of Ia., 1892; m. Cora Jane Tyson in 1898, Logansport, Ind .; taught sch. for 5 yrs. and was supt. of H. S., for two yrs .; practiced law at Rock Rapids for 27 yrs .; stockholder and dir. Interstate Ins. Co., Rock Rapids; co. atty. Lyon co. for 18 yrs .; alternate to Nat. Rep. convention in Chicago in 1908 and was pres. elector for eleventh congressional dist. in 1912; has attended almost every rep. state convention as delegate from Lyon co. for 26 yrs .; mem. Masons, I. O. O. F.
FLEMING, John J., banker, Burlington; b. Donaldsonville, Ia., March 19, 1851; Cath .; Dem .; ed. Burlington H. S., Notre Dame Univ .; m. Mary Bracken, May 15, 1884, Parker's Landing, Pa .; child. Mrs. Harding Polk, Major Philip B., Mrs. Wendell G. Van Auken, Eliza- beth, Mrs. Henry W. Crittenden, jr.,
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John J .; pres. Burlington Sav. bank; formerly cashier Nat. State bank of Burlington; past state deputy K. C. of Ia .; pres. bd. of trustees Burlington Pub. Lib .; mem. bd. of Governors Cath. church extension soc. of Am .; past pres. Burlington Chapter Red Cross .; mem. Rotary club, K. C., Cath. club, New York City, Am. Irish Hist. Soc. Former residence, Donaldsonville, 1851- 58.
FLENNIKEN, H. W., banker, Olin; b. Millville, Ia., Feb. 7, 1859; Rep .; cash- ier Citizens Sav. bank, Olin; also en- gaged in real estate bus .; elected State Rep. Jones Co. 1916; re-elected 1918.
FOSKETT, Herbert J., banker, Shenan- doah; b. Henry Co., Ill., Dec. 11, 1861; Rep .; ed. grade sch. in Ill., Sacramento, Calif., H. S .; m. May Tucker, 1893; v-pres. Shenandoah Natl. bank; mem. firm Foskett & Nye, farm loans; State Sen. 7th dist.
FOSTER, John R., Co. Agr. Agent, Sib- ley; b. Sac City, Ia., Sept. 7, 1884; Meth .; Rep .; ed. grad. Univ. of Ill., B. S. in agr .; m. Luida Marie Schonhovd, Oct. 4, 1916, Dodge Center, Minn .; child. Janet E., Mary J .; mem. Masons. For- mer residence, Le Suer, Minn., 1913-16.
FOSTER, John W., banker and farmer, Guthrie Center; b. Guthrie Co., Ia .; ed. State coll. Ames; grad. law dept. State Univ .; pres. First Natl. bank, Guth- rie Center; pres. First Nat. bank, Stu- art; dir. Monticello Sav. bank; pres. Ia. Loan and Investment Co .; pres. Ia. Farm Mortgage Co .; State Sen. 17th dist .; owns 1240 acres land in Guthrie Co.
FOSTER, William P., banker, Burling- ton; b. Canada; Prot .; Rep .; m. Julia Robertson, Burlington, 1900; child. Wil- liam P., jr .; v-pres. First Natl. bank; 50 yrs. with this bank; mem. Elks, Crystal Lake club. Former residence, Des Moines, Ia., 1857-67.
FRAILY. Joseph R., lawyer, Ft. Madison; b. Ft. Madison, Ia., March 2, 1876; Rep .; ed. grad. State Univ. Ia., Liberal Arts 1898; Law 1900; second lieut. Co. F. 50th Ia. inf. Spanish-Am. war; city solicitor Ft. Madison; State Sen. 1st dist .; city solicitor Ft. Madison from 1905 to election to senate.
FRANCIS, J. A., auditor, Black Hawk Co., Waterloo; b. Danville, Ill., Sept. 19, 1873; Christian church; Rep .; ed. grad. Normal Teacher Training Course, Cooper Coll., Moundville, Mo., class, 1897; m. Olive L. Rankin, July 22, 1900; child. Merle R., John M .; traveling salesman and office mgr., Martin Bros. Co., Waterloo, Ia., to Jan. 1, 1919; as- sumed duties of Co. Auditor Jan. 1, 1919; mem. Masons, U. C. T., Lions club. Emigrated overland from Danville, Ill., to Moundville, Mo., in 1879; lived there until 1903; then moved to Water- loo, Ia.
FRANCIS, James P., editor and publish- er, Gravity; b. Union Co., Ia., Sept. 27, 1873; Rep .; ed. Afton Normal Coll .; Highland Park Coll .; m. Mary E. Coan of Creston, Ia., Aug. 1, 1906; 7 yrs. teacher and supt. of sch. Union and |
Adams Cos .; ed. and pub. Gravity Inde- pendent; was pres. sch. bd. Gravity 10 yrs .; clerk Washington twp. 4 yrs .; elected State rep. Taylor Co., 1918; mem. Masonic bodies, M. W. A., Yeo- man.
FRECH, Jacques A., clerk dist. court, Algona; b. Colmar, Alsace, France, July 13, 1869; Bapt .; Rep .; ed. H. S .; m. Rena M. Sorenson, 1896, Bancroft, Ia .; child. Mrs. Hiram R. Clark, Dore J .; taught sch. 8 yrs .; sec. sch. bd .; deputy sheriff; postmaster at Bancroft, Ia .; mem. Masons, Eastern Star, Red Man, Yeoman, Woodman, Royal Neigh- bors. Former residences, France to 1872; Geneseo, Ill. to Oct. 1879; Bancroft, Ia., to Dec. 1918.
FREDRICKSEN, Carl L., cashier Live Stock Natl. bank, Sioux City; b. Neb- raska City, Neb., July 13, 1892; Presb .; Rep .; ed. Sioux City H. S .; m. Grace L. Blood, May 19, 1917, Sioux City; mem. Masons, Elks.
FREE, Frederick H., lawyer, Sioux City; b. Jewel City, Kan., Dec. 3, 1873; Uni- tarian; Dem .; ed. Gates Coll. 1895, B. S .; m. Cora K. Lyons, June 24, 1896, Lincoln, Neb .; child. Frederick H., Francis L .; prof. mathematics Norfolk Coll., 1895-96; admitted to bar of Neb., 1897; commenced practice of law, Nor- folk, Neb .; moved to Plainview, Neb., 1901; moved to Sioux City, Ia., June 1, 1914; pres. Sioux City Jewelry Co .; pres. Ida Grove Ice & Fuel Company, Ida Grove, Ia .; city atty. Plainview, Neb. 12 yrs .; mem. Country Club, Mas- onic bodies, Shrine, Elks, Odd Fellows, K. P.
FRIEND, J. H., osteopathic physician, Grinnell; b. Poweshiek, Co., Ia., June 20, 1859; Dem .; ed. Grinnell Coll. (then Iowa Coll.), Callanan Normal (of Drake) and Still coll. and Am. Sch. of Osteopathy, Des Moines and Kirksville, Mo., respectively; degree doctor of Os- teopathy; Co. Coroner; mem. A. F. & A. M.
FRISK, Edwin J., lawyer, Des Moines; b. Cambridge, Ill., July 2, 1874; Meth .; Rep .; ed. com. sch., self ed. in law; m. Minnie R. Youngberg, July 3, 1904, Des Moines; child. Norman, Rilla L., Felix J., Richard M .; formerly deputy. clerk dist. court, deputy recorder, asst. Chief clerk of House of Representa- tives 32nd G. A .; justice of peace nine yrs .; mem. Odd Fellows, Elks, M. W. A., K. P. Former residence, resided in Galva, Ill., until 1880, when he went to Des Moines with his parents.
FROST, Willard L., realtor, Sioux City; b. Almond, Wis., Feb. 14, 1862; Cong .; Rep .; grad. Almond H. S., attended Oskosh State Normal and two yrs. Univ. of Wis; m. Hattie May, (deceas- ed), Jan. 1, 1889, Ft. Atkinson, Wis .; 2nd Mary Wiley, Sept. 8, 1897; child. Roland C., Mrs. G. A. Hetzner; receiv- er Leeds Sav. bank, only bank receiv- er in Sioux City to pay depositors in full; city chmn. U. S. War Sav. com .; dir. Sioux City Real Estate Assn. and chmn. of its valuation com .; pres. of assn. for two yrs .; real estate repre- sentative Rotary club; four yrs. dir.
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Sioux City Commercial club; many yrs. mem. Sioux City Library bd .; city as- sessor four yrs .; mem. Masons, Sioux City Boat club, Sioux City Country club. Came to Sioux City in 1886 from the Citizens State bank, Ft. Atkinson to First Nat. bank, Sioux City; one of organizers of Ia. Bond and Mortgage Co., of which was sec .- treas., two and one-half yrs.
FULLER, D. D., lawyer, Mason City; b. Rockwell, Ia., Sept. 27, 1888; Prot .; Rep .; ed. H. S. at Rockwell, Ia., acad- emy at Pella, Ia., Drake Coll. of law, Des Moines, Ia .; m. Mildred Widdows, June 18, 1915, Mason City, Ia .; child. D. D. Jr .; dep. co. aud. 1912-13; deputy co. treas. 1914-16; dir. Moose Lodge 1914; mem. Masons, M. B. A., Am. Legion, Sergeant Co. F, Unassigned inf. U. S. A., Iowa City, Ia. Former resi- dence, Rockwell, Ia., 18 yrs .; Pella, Ia., 1 yr .; Des Moines, Ia., 5 yrs .; Minne- apolis, Minn., 1 yr.
FULTON, James McQueen, sec. Keokuk Chamber of Commerce, Keokuk; b. Keokuk, Ia., Nov. 5, 1872; Presb .; Dem .; ed. Keokuk H. S., grad. 1892; m. Flor- ence Reeves, June 16, 1904, Keokuk, Ia. child. James M., jr., Florence D .; ry. work in traffic dept. 1893-1904 in gen. office of Keokuk and Western R. R .; gen. office of C. B. & Q. R. R. at St. Louis, Mo .; commercial office of Wab- ash R R., at Keokuk; executive sec. of Keokuk Industrial Assn., and its suc cessor the Keokuk Chamber of Com- merce 1914 to date; mem. Royal Arcan- um. Former residence, St. Louis, Mo., 1903.
FULTON, Nannie Peairs, librarian, Keo- kuk; b. Keokuk, Ia., Apr. 20, 1867; Presb .; Dem .; ed. grad. Keokuk H. S., 1887; two summers at Ia. State Library sch. Univ. Ia .; librarian Keokuk Pub. Lib. 1896 to date; mem. P. E. O., Art club, Civic League.
FUNK A. B., Ia. Industrial Com., Des Moines; b. Adams Co, Ill., Jan 12, 1854; Rep .; identified wth Spirit Lake, Ia., Beacon 35 yrs .; est. Flandreau, S. D., Enterprise in 1878; 1st mayor Flandreau 1879; 1st mayor Spirit Lake, 1879; P. M. Spirit Lake 1882-85; delegate to Rep. Nat. convention 1884; State Sen. 1888- 1900; pres. pro tem senate 3 sessions and chmn. ranking com .; 11th dist. mem. resolutions com in 10 Rep. State convention; pres. Capitol imp. com .; v- pres. State bd. ed. 6 yrs .; appointed Ind. Com. 1916; reappointed 1919; work of ind. com. is administrating work- men's compensation service.
FURGESON, _M., merchant, Marengo; b. De Kalb, Ill., June 5, 1875; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Webster City H. S .; m. Rose E. Haist, Apr. 17 1902; child. Stanley M .; mem. I. O. O. F., K. P., Masons. GALINSKY, Abraham Lewis, pres. Gal- insky Bros. Co., wholesale grocers, Sioux City; b. Yagustave, Poland, Rus- sia, Sept. 15, 1878; Jewish; Rep .; ed. private Hebrew sch. of Russia; m. Re- becca Mushkin, March 4, 1893; child. Ida, Irene, Ruth; dir. Northwestern Beverage Co .; dir. Potato Growers' Ex- change; dir. Pieper-Roberg Fruit Co.,
Des Moines; dir. Chain Grocery & Meat Co .; chmn. Red Cross Finance dept. 1917-18; chmn. and nigr. of the Red Cross War Fund Campaigns, 1917- 18; pres. Galinsky Blank Bldg. Co .; came to the United States, 1885; at- tended sch. Omaha, 1886-1887; peddled fruit and vegetables from wagon, Oma- ha, 1888-89; attended sch. Omaha, 1889- 90; peddled in country between Omaha, Neb., and Sioux City, 1890-93; peddled fruit, Sioux City, 1893-94; became part- ner Court street Grocery, Sioux City, Ia., 1894-95; sole owner, 1895-1904; pur- chased interest and managed the gro- cery and meat dept. Davidson Bros., Dept. Store, Sioux City, 1904-05; ran Court Grocery & Meat Co., 1905-07; established present bus. 1907; mem.
Elks, Masonic bodies; Shrine, Nat. Geog. Soc., Country Club,' Chamber of Commerce.
GALINSKY, Herman, investments, Sioux City; b. Russia, Dec. 12, 1877; Jewish; m. Jeanette M. Cohen; child. Helen, Della, Leon; interested in Sioux City Inv. Co .; I. Miller & Co., mdse. brokers; Pioneer Iron Works; Sioux City Cap factory, and extensive farming; pres. Mt. Sinai Congregation. Former resi- dence, Omaha, Neb., 1884-93.
GALLOWAY, George, educator and co. supt. Carroll; b. Mckeesport, Pa., Mar. 12, 1867; Cong .; Rep .; ed. State Teach- ers' Coll. M. D .; State Univ. B. A. and M. A .; m. Bertha Seward, Bentonsport, Ia., 1895; child. Dorothy, Helen, Ted, Roderick; mem. Phi Delta Kappa; sec .- mgr. Ia. Teachers' Reading Circle bd .; pres. supt. section of State Teacher's Assn .; twice a mem. of the Resolutions Com. for State Teachers' Assn .; mem. co. supt. legislative com. for 1919; mem. present com. to revise Constitu- tion of State Teacher's Assn .; mem. K. P., Mason. Former residences, Keo- kuk, Panora, Lansing, Dunlap, Adel, Harlan, Sac City.
GARBER, Frank A., farmer and stock- man, Leon; b. Decatur Co. Ia., May, 8, 1865; Dem .; ed. rural sch. Leon H. S .; m. Emma Wolff, Sept. 7, 1892, Lib- ertyville, Ia .; elected State Rep., De- catur co., 1916; mem. several pure bred live stock assns ..
GARBER, J. S., farmer, Marble Rock; b. F'loyd Co. Ia., Apr. 18 1865; Rep .; ed. rural sch .; m. Marcia C. Petty, Dec. 7, 1898, Olean, N. Y .; served three terms twp. assessor; two terms co. supervisor; elected State Rep., Floyd Co. 1918.
GARRETT, Burgess Wilson, lawyer and clerk supreme court of Ia., Des Moines; b. Van Buren Co., Ia., Feb. 24, 1872; Church of Christ; Rep .; ed. Coll., Univ .; m. Rachel Woodmansee, Apr. 15, 1892, Decatur Co., Ia .; child. Neill, Julian C .; has been a contributor to columns of press, religious and secular for many yrs .; prin. H. S., chmn. party com., co. dist. conventions, dist., co. and State; temp. chmn. Republican State convention 1916; pardon sec. under Gov. Cummins; helped organize bd. parole, was its first sec. and wrote its rules which are still in force; became
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clerk of supreme court Jan. 1, 1911, now serving third term; mem. I. O. O. F. having filled all the chairs in local lodge; mem. M. B. A .; for seven yrs. pres. of Ia. Christian Missionary Soc .; dir. and trustee of the International Christian Missionary Soc. Former resi- dences, born and lived in Chequest twp., Van Buren co .; when very young moved with parents, settliing on farm three miles east of Leon, his present voting residence.
GARRETT, Joshua Tracy, newspaper. man, Burlington; b. Burlington, Ia., March 18, 1881; Epis .; Rep .; ed. Bur- lington H. S .; m. Kathleen Tibbitts, May 1, 1907, St. Louis, Mo .; child. Geo. T .; v-pres. and managing editor the Burlington Hawk-Eye; chmn. resolu- tions com. Ia. Rep. State convention, 1920; pres. elector First Ia. Cong. dist. 1920; one of the original directors of Greater Burlington Assn .; mem. Bur- lington Rotary club, Burlington Golf club, Elks, Gallup club, State Hist. Soc. of Ia., Greater Burlington Assn. Former residences, Creston, Ia., 1902; Keokuk, Ia., 1903; Council Bluffs, Ia., 1904;Des Moines, Ia., 1904-10; Porvenir, New Mexco, 1910-12, Gallup, New Mex- ico, 1912-17.
GARST, Edward, merchant, Coon Rapids; b. Dayton, O., Aug. 19, 1843; Presb .; Rep .; ed. Mich. Univ., grad. in class 1866, B. S. degree; m. Bertha Garst, June 19, 1889, Rockford, Ill .; child. Goodwin, Jonathan, Mrs. G. Chrystal, Roswell; served with Co. H, 71 reg. Ill. Vol. in the Civil war. Former resi- dences, Dayton, O., Champaign, Ill., Boone, Ia.
GAYNOR, Ralph A., wholesale drugs, physicians and hospitals supplies, Soux City; b. Silver Cliff, Colo., Apr. 17, 1883; Epis .; Rep .; ed. H. S., pharmacy at Highland Park coll., Des Moines; m. Hazel Merritt (deceased), June 18, 1907, Des Moines, Ia .; 2nd Elizabeth Lennon (deceased), June 5, 1913, Sioux City, Ia .; 3rd, Margaret Gordon, 1920, Sioux City, Ia .; child., Dorothy A .; pres. and treas., Gaynor-Bagstad Co., Sioux City, Ia .; pres. of local council Boy Scouts of Am .; pres. Rotary club; dir. Sioux City Chamber of Commerce; dir. Sioux City Sport club; mem. Masonic bodies, Shore Acre Boat Club, Sioux City Country Club. Former residence, LeMars, Ia., 1896-1906.
GEMMILL, Willlam H., educator, Des Moines; b. White Lake, Ont., Can., March 14, 1871; ed. Rural sch. Keokuk Co .; South English H. S .; B. A., I. S. C .; M. A., Highland Park Coll .; also attended Drake Univ. and Des Moines Coll .; m. Birdie D. Richards, South English, Aug. 1895; child. Agnes, John D., Helen, Iva May; mem. finance com. and sec. Ia. State bd. of ed .; co. supt., Keokuk Co., 1898-02; supt. pub. sch. at Dallas Center, Ia., 1901-11; supt. pub. sch. at Carroll, Ia., 1911-14;
sec. Ia. State bd. ed. 1914 to date; mem. Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, I. O. O. F .; Mason, Former residence, South English, Ia., 1871-95; Gibson, Ia., 1895-98; Sigourney, Ja., 1898-1902; Dal-
las Center, Ia., 1902-11; Carroll Co., 1911- 14.
GILCHRIST, Fred C., lawyer, Laurens; b. Pa., 1868; Unitarian; Rep .; ed. B. D. Ia. State Teachers' Coll., 1885; L. L. B., Ia. State Univ., 1893; m Ella Hurley, 1896, Laurens, Ia .; child. Frances, Fred, Mavis; active practice of law since 1893; co. supt. Pocahontas Co., Ia., 1890- 1892; mem. House of Rep. 29th G. A., from Pocahontas Co .; pres. Laurens sch. bd. during last fifteen years; mem. Masons. Former residence, Cedar Falls, Ia., 1876-86.
GILLESPIE, Very Rev. James W., clergyman, Keokuk; b. Madison Co., Ia., Jan. 10, 1869; Cath .; Ind .; ed. 1890-94, classical course St. Ambrose Coll., Dav- enport, Ia .; 1894 to 1896 Philosophical course at St. Ambrose Coll .; from 1896 to 1899 Theological course at St. Paul Sem., St. Paul, Minn .; ordained May 27, 1899; pastorates from July, 1899, to Sept., 1900, at St. Ambrose Cathed., Des Moines, Ia .; Sept., 1900 to Oct. 1909 at Mechanicsville; from Oct. 27, 1909 until the present time at St. Peter's church, Keokuk, Ia .; Dean of the Keokuk Deanery comprising Keokuk, Burling- ton, Ft. Madison, West Burlington, Mt. Pleasant, West Point, St. Paul, Hough- ton and Farmington; patriotic speaker and v-chmn. Keokuk Red Cross dur- ing the world war and active in all civilian war work.
GILLETTE, Guy M., lawyer, Cherokee; b. Cherokee, Ia., Feb. 3, 1879; Presb .; Dem .; ed. H. S .; L. L. D. at Drake Univ .; m. Rose Freeman, 1907 at Ran- dolph, Ia .; city atty. Cherokee; Co. atty. Cherokee co .; State Sen. for 46th dist. 1912-16; candidate state aud. 1918; serv- ed Span .- Am. war; 10 yrs. in I. N. G., 1 yr. 7 mos. capt. in World war; 5 mos. in France; past grand marshal Ia. Ma- sons; past C. C., K. P.
GILMAN, W. Stewart, real estate, Sioux City; b Sioux City, Ia., Jan. 26, 1877; Epis .; Rep .; ed. Philips Exeter, 1895; B. A., Yale, 1899; m. Marjorie King, June 6, 1900, West Newton, Mass .; child. Florence, Dean T., Henry; dir. of banks; owner of Trimble block, Sioux City land in various places; bd. ed. Sioux City, 1910-19, three terms; state tennis champion, singles 1908; doubles, 1909-10; well known chess player; mein. Phi Betta Kappa, Masons, , Elks, Beta Theta Pi.
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