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GILMORE, Charles, farmer, Sioux Rap- ids; b. Clinton Co., Ia., Oct. 18, 1852; Rep .; ed. pub. sch .; m. Clara A. Dickey, Sept. 19, 1882, Clinton Co .; pres. Rossie, Ia., Sav. bank; chmn. bd. supervisors 12 yrs .; elected State rep. Clay Co., 1914; re-elected 1916-18-20; mem. Mas- onic bodies, Woodmen.
GILMORE, Hugh M., banker, Mason City; b. Osborne, Kan., Sept. 3, 1879; Cong .; Rep .; ed. Pa. pub. sch .; grad. State Normal sch. Edinboro, Pa., of Hotchkiss sch. Lakeville, Conn., of Harvard Univ. Summer sch., Harvard; post grad. work at Washington Univ. St Louis; m. Maude Blythe, Jan 2, 1913, at Mason City, Ia .; child. Hugh, jr., Robert B., Sara G .; treas. and dir.
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Chamber of Commerce; trustee Pub. Lib .; mem. Co. Bd. Ed .; treas. and dir. North Ia. Lutheran Hospital Assn .; pres Nat. Parks Pike Assn .; one time pres. Harvard club of Ia .; mem. Mas- onic bodies, K. P., Elks. Former resi- dence, Saegerstown, Pa.
GILTNER, W. E., lawyer, Albia; b. near Albia, Ia., Oct. 6, 1871; Presb .; Rep .; ed. rural sch., Albia Academy; attend- ed Normal Institute; grad. Gem City Bus. Coll .; attended Parsons Coll .; m. Hattie E. Galliher; three daughters, two sons; admitted to practice of law 1899; elected State rep. Monroe Co., 1916; re-elected 1918;
GLOVER, John Franklin, editor, preach- er, lawyer, Sibley; b. Hartleton, Pa., Sept. 16, 1845; Cong .; Rep .; ed. country sch. Ill. and Wis .; prep. sch. Evansville and Beloit, Wis .; grad. Wis. State Univ., 1871, B. A. Coll. of Letters; re- ceived M. A. degree, same, 1874; m. Mary Frances Upton, (deceased)' Sept. 19, 1876, Lakeville, Ia .; child. Lyn F .; ad. to Ia. bar, 1878; ordained cong. minister 1908; occupied pulpit Ocheye- dan, Ia. and was supply pastor cong. church; enlisted 38th reg. Wis. Inf. vol. 1864 and served in Gen Grant's Vir- ginia campaign; recd. com. 2d. lieut .; mem. G. A. R .; served five yrs, adj of post; two yrs. post com .; ed. Siblej Gazette and other papers about five yrs .; clerk of courts, 3 yrs .; mayor Sibley 3 yrs .; co. atty. 2 yrs .; rep. in 16th Ia. G. A .; now justice of peace; mem. legal advisory bd. Osceola co. and four min. speaker during World war; pub. speaker and debater.
GOLDEN, Leo E., traffic mgr Burlington Shippers' Assn., Burlington; b. Onawa, Ia., June 1, 1894; Cath .; Rep .; ed. H. S. and Bus. Coll .; m. Gertrude Eliza- beth Taylor, Nov. 6, 1916, Rockford, Ill .; child. Leo E., Charles T .; published a number of articles on transportation in various trade journals and a treatise on "Traffic Bureaus" for the Am. City Bureau of New York, Chicago, etc. sec. of Ia. Traffic League; a dir. of Ill. Traffic League; v-chmn. mem. com. and mem. Waterways Comm .; Nat. Industrial Traffic League; mem. Rotary club. Former residence, Onawa, Ia., 1896-1900; Eagle Grove, Carroll, Le- Mars and Sioux City, Ia., 1900-06; Chi- cago, 1906-15; Rockford, Ill. 1915-17; Clinton, Ia., 1917-19.
GOOD, James W., lawyer, Cedar Rapids; b. near Cedar Rapids, Sept. 24, 1866; Rep .; grad. Coe Coll .; Univ. Mich .; m. Lucy Deacon, Oct., 1893; served six terms mem. congress, 5th la. dist .; re- elected 1920; chinn. appropriations com. in house.
GORDER, George Alfred, lawyer, Sioux City; b. Deadwood, S. D., July 24, 1888; Rep .; ed. H. S., Commercial and Short- hand sch .; m. Esther Sarah Larson, Lead City, S. D., Oct. 13, 1912; child. Helen P., Mildred E., Frances E .; leg- al mem. Gov. offices Ia., 1917; asst. co. atty. 1919; asst. city atty. 1919-20; act- ing forest supervisor, Black Hills Nat. Forest, 1908. 1
GORDON, William, real estate, loans and ins., Sioux City; b. Emiskillen, Ireland, May 24, 1857; Presb .; Rep .; ed. Emis- killen Model sch., Portorg Royal sch .; m. Stella B. Davis, June 4th, 1884, Sioux City, Ia .; child. Mrs. J. K. Irvine, Mrs. C. C. Pope, William D., Mrs. Ralph A. Gaynor; active in civic affairs: chmn. R. R. & Terminals Com .; city planning assn .; mem. Chamber of Commerce; Country Club, Boat Club, Elks, Masonic bodies, Shrine. Former residences, Bel -- fast, 1872; Liverpool, 1874; New York, 1882.
GOSE, Edwin Stanton, banker and ac- countant, Des Moines; b. Pleasantville, Ia., Dec. 20, 1866; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Ack- worth Academy, I. S. C., Normal Train- ing sch. Valpariso, Ind .; m. Anna Le- Gore, Sept. 1896, Churdan; Ia .; child. Minerva B., Dwight L., Donald S .; sch. teacher, merchant, banker, co. aud., deputy state aud .; co. aud. Greene co. four successive terms; mem. I. O. O. F., Masonic bodies, Shrine. Former. residences, Pleasantville, 22 yrs .; Santa Fe, N. M., 2 yrs .; Churdan, Greene co., 14 yrs .; Jefferson, Green co., 10 yrs .; Des Moines, Ia., 51/2 yrs.
GOSEWISCH, Ferd Z., observer weather. bureau, (retired), Keokuk; b. Wilming- ton, Del., Apr. 16, 1842; Epis .; Dem .; ed. Private sch. and in Germany; m. Maria Barberie, Nov. 25, 1878, Jack- sonville, Fla .; child. Ernestine M., Mrs. Gertrude Barron; on retirement by law and regulations in 1920, was one of the two or three oldest men in U. S. weath- er bureau, by both length of service and age; living in the south at begin- ning of the civil war, he found himself in the confederate army, deserted to the Union army, was captured by his old Confederate regiment and sentenced to death, escaped and rejoined the Union forces; served in 52 Ky. vol. 1863- 65; enlisted in signal corps U. S. army 1872; as sergeant in the signal corps of the army he acted as weather ob- server at Chicago, Key West, Withe- ville, Va., Jacksonville, Fla., Baltimore and Keokuk, serving as observer at Keokuk 1881-1920, practically forty yrs. In 1891, he transferred from the signal corps of the army into the weather. bureau of the agr. dept. when the weather work was transferred from the war dept .; he was in charge of the U. S. weather bureau exhibit at the Centennial exposition in Philadelphia 1876; while serving as observer at Key West he was one of three survivors of the 102 inhabitants of the Key during a cholera epidemic there, and stuck to his post and his morning and evening observations and reports during the whole time; mem. Masons. Former residence, St. Louis, Mo., 1865-72.
GRAFF, E. F., co. agr. agent, Iowa City; b. Greensburg, Pa., June 21, 1894; Prot .; Rep .; ed. B. S. in Animal Hus- bandry, I. S. C .; pres. Ia. State Co. Agents Assn., in 1920; mem. Masons, Phi Sigma Kappa, Social Frat., Alpha Zeta, Honorary Agriculture Frat., Gam- ma Sigma 'Delta, Honorary Debating: Frat., Rotary club of Iowa City. For- mer residences, Greensburg, Pa., 1894 to 1913; Ames, Ia., 1913 to 1917.
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GRANT, Charles S., physician, Iowa City; b. Ithaca, N. Y., July 6, 1872; Epis .; Dem .; ed. Pub. sch., Ithaca, N. Y., pharmacy course S. U. I. 1889-90; grad. in medicine S. U. I., 1897; m. Marie W. Slater, Iowa City, 1900; child. Martha, Gertrude; instructor in medicine and pediatrics S. U. I., 1906-15; 1st lieut. and surg. and later maj. surg. 50th Ia. Vols., war with Spain; served in Natl. G. of la. for about 25 yrs .; resigned as maj. surg. I. N. G., 1912; sec. and med. Surgeon I. N. G., 1912; sec. and med. mem. Southern dist. exemption bd. for la., during the World war; appointed to state bd. health Jan. 1919: pres. la. City bd. of ed. 1920; elected alderman at large, la. City, 1919; mem. Beta Theta Pi, Phi Rho Sigma, Masons, Elks, K. P., various medical and pub. health soc., Rotary club, soc. of med. vets. World war. Former residences, Ithaca, N. Y., from birth until 1889; lowa City, 1889-90; Des Moines 1890-93; Towa City, 1893-97; Badger, Ia., 1897-98; Riverside la., 1899-1906.
GRASON, Jacob C., teacher, Council Bluffs; b. Monroe, Wis., May 9, 1857; Pres .; Rep .; ed. College; m. Lanora M. Sayre, Medoc, Mo .; child. "Rollin S., Eunice M., Charles B., Joseph C., Emma J., Dorothy L., Evan C .; has been prominent in educational work; stamp collector; State representative 36th and 37th G. A.
GRAY, Henry Arthur, physician and sur- geon, Keokuk; b. Butler, Ill., March 18, 1873; Prot .; Dem .; ed. Butler H. S .; M. D. Coll. of Physicians and sur- geons, Keokuk, 1895; M. D. Keokuk Med. Coll., 1900; Much special study in medicine; research work, and in army sch. brain surgery in New York; m. Carmilyte Hagan, Sept. 14, 1897, Keo- kuk; prof. of anatomy and surgical anatomy, and surgical clinics, Keokuk Med. Coll., 1906-08; instructor in sur- gical gynecology, St. Joseph's hospital sch, for nurses, Keokuk, 1906; surgeon Chicago, Burlington and Quincy R. R .; on surgical staff St. Joseph's hospital, Keokuk, 1906; Capt. July, 1917 to Feb. 1919, and major Feb. 1919 to May, 1919, medical corps, U. S. army; chief sur- geon base hospital No. 32, at Contrexe- ville, France, 1918, and commanding of- ficer same base hospital, 1919; mem. Masons, Odd Fellows, Elks, First Com- mander of Post No. 41, American Leg- ion, Keokuk, Ia., 1919. Former resi- dence, Butler, Ill., 1873-1900.
GRAY, Thomas P .. farmer and public of- ficial, Keokuk; b. Graysville Co., Pa., Aug. 21, 1955; Epis .; Dem .; ed. Com- mon sch. and one yr. at the Eastern Ia. Normal sch. at Grandview, la .; mi. Emma Helen Boyles, 1891, Joliet, Ill .; child. Helen P., Thomas F .; grew to manhood on a farm in Muscatine co .. Ia., and continued on farm with parents until Jan. 1, 1883, when was appointed deputy sheriff of Muscatine co .; served as deputy sheriff from Jan. 1, 1883 to Jan. 1, 1888; was elected sheriff of Muscatine Co., Ia., in 1887 and re-elect- ed in 1889; at end of term as sheriff, remained with the incoming sheriff as deputy from 1892-94, when received ap-
pointment as U. S. deputy marshal for the So. Dist. of la., acting as U. S. deputy marshal for six yrs., remaining two yrs. under the Mckinley adminis- tration; when the city of Keokuk adopt- ed the Commission form of governnient, was elected as one of the commis- sioners and acted as such 1910-14; dep- uty U. S. marshal for so. dist. of Ia. 1917 to date.
GREEN, Thomas, managing editor, The Burlington Gazette, Burlington; b. Bur- lington, la., March 26, 1874; Cath .; Dem .; ed. parochial and pub. grade sch .; m. Julia E. Dempsey, Oct. 6, 1902, Burlington, Ia .; child. William D .; served in Sixth Ia. Battery, Light Artillery, during the Spanish-American war; Grand Knight, Burlington Coun- cil No. 568, K. C.
GREEN, William Raymond, lawyer, Council Bluffs; b. Colchester, Conn., Nov. 7, 1856; Cong .; Rep .; ed. grad. H. C., Princeton, Ill., A. B. (classical course) Oberlin Coll., 1879; m. to Luella W. Brown; child. William R., jr., Mar- garet T .; elected judge, dist. court, 15th Judicial dist. of Ia., in 1894 and re-elected four times thereafter; on June 5, 1911, he was elected to the Sixty-second Congress and re-elected to 63rd, 64th, 65th, and 66th Congresses; mem. K. P., Masons, Elks. Former resi- dence, Audubon, Ia., 1882 to 1914.
GREENELL, W. J., traveling salesman, Clinton; b. Clinton, Ia., June 13, 1878; Epis .; Rep .; ed. grade sch. and bus. coll .; m. Hazel Crapser Mckinley, May 12, 1910; stockholder City Nat. bank. Clinton; state sen .; was instrumental in securing the presentation of silver cup by the 38th la. G. A. to the citizens of Sioux City in recognition of their en- tertainment of the legislature; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, U. C. T., Local clubs.
GREENLEAF, Dr. William S., physician and surgeon, Atlantic; b. Atlantic, Ia., Oct. 3, 1872; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Atlantic H. S., Ia. State Univ., degree of M. D .; m. Bessie M. Henshaw, June 15, 1898, . Atlantic, la .; child. Eloise J .; stock- holder and director of Atlantic Hospital Corp .; mem. A. F. & A. M., Rotary club. Former residence, Massena, la., 1895-1916.
GREENSHIELDS, John P., pres. First Nat. bank, Council Bluffs; b. Province Quebec, Can., Nov. 20, 1859; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Academies in Canada; m. Alie A. Armstrong, Aug. 20, 1885, Shenandoah, la .; child. Mrs. Bernard Beno .; realtor; mem. A. F. & A. M., Elks, M. W. A. Former residence, Montreal until 1883; Anthony, Kas., until 1887.
GRIFFEY, Frank L., contractor and re- tail lumber, Keokuk; b. Keokuk, Ia., Feb. 25, 1864; Rep .; ed. Keokuk H. S .; m. Jennie B. Gabriel, Feb. 22, 1888, Keokuk; child. Irwin G .; Alderman Keokuk 8 yrs., 1898 to 1906 and chmn. important council committees; repre- sented Lee co. in I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge for 10 yrs .; mem. I. O. O. F., /B. P. O. E., K. P.
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GRIFFIN, Thos. F., lawyer, Sioux City; b. Howard Co., Ia., Apr. 19, 1865; Cath .; Rep .; ed. grad. Notre Dame Univ., dept. law, 1888; m. Rose Hartnett, 1891; child. Thos., James; elected state rep. Woodbury Co., 1912; re-elected 1914-16- 18; resigned 1920 to accept office of city atty., Sioux City; mem. K. C., Elks. GRIFFITHS, Henry H., lawyer, Des Moines; b. Des Moines, Ia., Feb. 19, 1868; Unitarian; Ind .; ed. pub. sch. Des Moines; West Des Moines H. S .; law dept. State Univ., L. L. B., 1891; m. Lizabeth Vaupel, Aug. 25, 1897, Hum- bolt, Ia .; general practice of law at Des Moines since 1891; Ia. mem. Resolutions Com., Progressive Nat. convention 1916; Progressive Nat. Committeeman for Ia. 1916; mem. Grant club, Univ. club of Des Moines; Beta Theta Pi.
GRISWOLD, DALE A., lawyer, Des Moines; b. Winthrop, Ia., March 15, 1890; Cong .; Rep .; ed. North Des Moines H. S., 1909; Drake Univ., College of Law, 1913, L. L. B .; corporation-com- mercial law; v-pres. Aero club of Ia .; v-chin. Leonard Wood league of Ia .; Lieut. Air Service Aeronautics Flying Instructor; v-chmn. Harding-Kendall club; v-pres. North H. S. Alumni; mem. A. F. & A. M., Phi Lambda Epsilon, Chi Delta, Grant club, Chamber of Com. Des Moines, Des Moines Golf & Tennis club. Former residence, Winthrop, Ia., 1890 to 1901.
GRONEWEG, Willlam A., Pottawattamie co. sheriff, Council Bluffs; b. Cincin- nati, O., Nov. 22, 1861; Prot .; Rep .; ed. pub. sch. m. Emma Fox, Oct. 9, 1888, Council Bluffs, Ia .; child. John F., Margaret H .; former deputy sheriff, former U. S. marshal, pres. for one yr. of Ia. State Sheriff's assn .; sec-treas. of same three yrs .; mem. of legislative committee for six yrs .; mem. Masonic bodies, Shrine, K. P., Moose, W. O. W., M. W. A., Eagles, Elks, Chamber of Commerce, Council Bluffs Country club. Former residence, Cincinnati until 1878.
GUIHER, J. A., lawyer, Winterset; b. Waynesburg, Pa., Dec. 10, 1858; Presb .; Rep .; ed. Waynesburg Pa., Coll .; m. Mary L. Evans, June 23, 1891, Winter- set, Ia .; Co. atty., Madison co., Ia., 1887-91; R. R. commissioner of Ia. from Jan., 1915 to Jan 1, 1917 by appoint- ment of Gov. George Clark; elected r. r. commissioner in 1916 for full term of four yrs .; sat with the inter-state com- merce commission in the advanced rate case from May 24, to July 30, 1920; mem. Masons, K. P. Former residence, Waynesburg, Pa.
GUNDERSON, C. L., farmer, Rolfe; b. Wis., Oct. 13, 1859; Presb .; Rep .; ed. common sch., H. S .; m. Miss Dena Christensen, 1884, Bascobel, Wis .; child. three sons; three daughters; pres. Rolfe Grain and Milling Co .; one of organizers Pocohontas Co. Farmers' Institute and Farmers' elevator Co .; sec. same 9 yrs .; pres. Farmers' Mutual Ins. Co .; elected State Rep. Pocohontas Co., 1918; re-elected 1920.
GUNNERSON, Gilbert Lewis, Co. Agr. Agent, Le Mars; b. East Lynn, Ill., Nov.
5, 1890; Meth .; Rep .; ed. grad. 1908 from Gowrie H. S., Gowrie, Ia., three yrs. at State Teachers' Coll., 1910-13; grad. from I. S. C. of agr. and mechanic arts in 1917 with degree of B. S. in Agr. mn. Florence Holm, June 29, 1919, Ames, Ja .; mem. Alpha Zeta, honorary nat. agr. frat .; mem. Le Mars Rotary club. Masons. Former residences, Boyhood spent at Gowrie, la. After leaving Ia. State Teachers' Coll. in 1913 served for two yrs. as superintendant Bradgate, Ia., consolidated sch .; returned to I. S. C. for two yrs., after which he served as supt. of Sioux Center, Ia., schi. for one yr., leaving that to take up county agent work.
HOBSON, Abraham J., physician and surgeon, Hamilton; b. Brooklyn, Ia., Sept. 22, 1860; Cong .; Rep .; ed. B. S., M. D .; m. Isabella Milloy, May 5, 1895; child. Isabella, A. J., jr .; mem. Masonic bodies and Shrine, K. P. Former resi- dence, Bristaw, Ia., 1884 to 1892.
HADLEY, Elbridge Drew, lawyer, Des Moines; b. Deering, N. H., Sept. 16, 1842; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Appleton acad., N. H .; New London Literary and Scien- tific Institution, N. H .; m. Mary Eliza- beth Bourne, De Witt, Ia., June 30, 1873; bus. sec. work for sons of Am. Revolution and Loyal Legion; practiced law at Manchester, N. H., De Witt, Ia., Luverne, Minn .; also engaged in bank- ing at Luverne; was Brevet Captain in the union army serving from Aug. 1862 to Dec. 29, 1864; served on sch. bd. city of Manchester, N. H., 1868; clerk of city council; Judge of Probate of Rock Co., Minn., and co. atty .; sec. Ia. soc. of the Sons of the Am. Revo- lution 22 yrs. to date; recorder of Loyal Legion of la. since 1909; mem. Masonic bodies, G. A. R., pres. Ben Franklin Chapter, Sons of the Am. Revolution of Des Moines. Former residences, Deer- ing, N. H., Manchester, N. H., De Witt, la., Luverne, Minn.
HAGEMAN, F. P., lawyer, Waverly; b. Maxfield, Bremer, Co., Ia., Dec. 1869; Lutheran .; Dem .; ed. Univ. of Ia., Ph. B. and L. B .; grad. from col. dept. 1895; law 1896; m. Sophia Neverman, May 25, 1898; child. Vernon F., Carl E .; dir. State bank of Waverly; general counsel, Lutheran Mutual Aid (life ins. co.); owner bus. property, farm lands; stockholder in three banks; co. supt. sch. 2 terms; state sen. Bremer-Butler dist. 1 term; mem. and pres. sch. bd. HALE, John K., farmer and merchant, Anamosa; b. Guilford, Conn., Aug. 27, 1858; Rep .; ed. rural sch .; buys and sells grain; grocery and meat bus .; twp. trustee and co. supervisor Jones Co., 8 yrs .; elected rop. from Jones Co. in 36th G. A .; elected state sen. in 1916; re-elected in 1920.
HALL, W. Earl, newspaper man, Mason City; b. Jefferson, Ia., Apr. 7, 1897; Meth .; Rep .; ed. Jefferson H. S .; Univ. of Ia., B. A. degree; m. Ruth Reeves, Milwaukee, Wis., July 31, 1920; dir. of Univ. of Ia. Publicity 1916-17; served on editorial staff of Milwaukee Journal 1919-20; present managing editor of Mason City Globe Gazette; editor stud-
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ent daily, "Daily Iowan"; pres. Ia. Coll. Press Assn .; played centerfield on var- sity baseball team; mem. Sigma Nu frat., Phi Alpha Delta frat., Sigma Delta Chi frat .; served in Intelligence division during war.
HOLLOWAY, Charles E., farmer and stockman, Thurman; b. Thurman, Ia., Apr. 21, 1874; Meth .; Dem .; ed. H. S. and work in Tabor Coll. and Drake Univ .; m. Stella Nix, 1898; child. Chas., William, Marguerite; has been mem. bd. of ed. and town council; elected state rep. 1918.
HALLOWELL, John Elmer, pharmacist, Swan; b. Swan twp. Ia., June 21, 1868; Christian; Dem .; ed. comnion sch .; Passed state bd. of pharmacy, Feb. 25, 1896 by home study and experience; m. Mary A. Bench, June 1896, Des Moines; child. Mrs. Adis Herwet; mem. A. F. & A. M. Former residence, Togus, Me., 1886-87.
HAMILTON, George F., shoe merchant, Council Bluffs; b. Prairie City, Ill., Dec. 6, 1866; Prot .; Rep .; ed. grade sch. m. Elizabeth Hill, Sept. 1898, Morrison, Ill .; former mem. of fire and police bd .; mgr. of Council Bluffs Auditorium Co .; mem. Chamber of Commerce. Former residence, Omaha, Neb., 1888-98.
HAMILTON, Robin Lynn, educator, Sioux City; b. St. Charles, Mich., June 29, 1883; Christian; Ind .; ed. Ithaca (Mich.) H. S .; Alma (Mich.) Coll. one yr .; Univ. of Mich. three yrs., A. B., 1905; Steno- graphic Institute, Ann Arbor, grad .; asst. to supt. of sch. and head of voca- tional ed., Sioux City sch .; contributor to several magazines and newspapers including The Rotarian, Industrial Arts, etc., editorial work and public speak- ing; partner Clark-Hamilton Co., Sioux City, tire dealers; chmn. mem. auditing committee, Ia. State Teachers Assn., connection several other state educa- tional committees; dir. in Sioux City for Federal bd. for vocational educa- tion of inquiry concerning 14-16 yr. old workers; sec. of Northwest Ia. League to Enforce Peace; former dir. Boys' Working Reserve of Sioux City; treas. Junior Red Cross; "4-min. man"; team capt. and mem. of numerous war work committees; chmn. Boys Work Com- mittee Sioux City Rotary Club, 1919-20; mem. Rotary, Chaber of Commerce, So- ciological Club of Sioux City, A. F. & A. M., Elks, Nat. Ed. Assn., Nat. Vo- cational Ed. Soc., Nat. Com. Teachers Federation, Ia. State Teachers Assn., etc. Former residences, St. Charles, Mich., 1883-92; Ithaca, Mich., 1892-1903; Ann Arbor, Mich., 1903-05; Ithaca, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Ann Ar- bor, 1905-08; Rockford, Ill., 1908-13.
HAMMARSTROM, Albert H., certified public accountant, Clinton; b. Norwich- ville, Canada, Oct. 29, 1870; Prot .; Rep .; ed. H. S., Bus. Coll., Partial Course Correspondence sch. of law; m. Clara M. Trowbridge, June 6, 1895, Dixon, Ill .; child. Mary A., Helen O., Ruth E .; appointed by gov. of Ia., Jan. 1, 1918, three yr. term mem. of Ia. State Bd. of Accountancy, (at present sec. and treas.); mem. Clinton Chamber of Com-
merce, Masons, Rotary Club; mem. Am. Institute of Accountants, Nat. Assn. of cost accountants, Ia. Soc. of certified public accountants, Ia. Soc. public ac- countants. Former residences, Dixon, Ill., 1873-92; Parker, S. D., 1892-1905.
HANCHER, Melvin Park, stockman, Rolfe; b. Rolfe, Ia., June 9, 1870; Presb .; Rep .; ed. Cornell Coll .; m. Priscilla N. Hanlon, Rolfe, Ia .; child. Vergil M .; sec. Ia. Swine Breeders' Assn .; dir. Am. Poland China Record Assn.
HAUGEN, Gilbert N., real estate and banking, Northwood; b. Rock Co., Wis., Apr. 21, 1859; Rep .; treas. Worth Co. six yrs .; mem. House of Rep. 25th, and 26th Ia. G. A .; served eleven torms as mem. of congress from the 4th dist. HANNA, J. W., farmer and banker, Vin- ton; b. Benton Co., Ia., Aug. 29. 1857; Presb .; Rep .; ed. rural sch .; Cornell (Ia.) Coll .; organizer and pres. Farm- ers' Sav. bank, Garrison, Ia .; mem. and sec. draft bd .; elected state rep. Benton Co., 1918; re-elected, 1920.
HANSEN, Albert, newspaper editor, manufacturer, public official, Harlan b. Dodge Co., Neb., Dec. 13, 1871; Luth .; Dem .; ed. Coll. Liberal Arts, Univ. of Neb. 1899; m. Miss Anna Nelson, 1900, Lincoln, Neb .; child. Edward A .; pub- lisher Harlan American 1900-06; Co. Aud. Shelby Co., Ia., 1907-11; State rep. 35th G. A .; pres. and gen. mgr. Nelson Gas Engine & Auto Co., Harlan, Ia., 1913 to date; March 13, 1920 appointed co. aud. Shelby Co., to fill vacancy; now holds that position, also mayor . Harlan, Ia., 1916-17; mem. Masons, Macabee. Former residence, Dodge Co., Neb., 1871 to 1892.
HANSEN, John T., farmer, Devenport; b. Davenport, Ja., Nov. 28, 1858; Rep .; m. Emma E. Horst, (deceased) March 1887; child. two sons, two daughters; pres. Eldridge Mutual Tel. Co., six yrs .; v-pres. Scott Co. Farm League; mem. sch. bd. 11 yrs .; elected state rep. Scott Co .. 1916; re-elected 1918.
HARDESTY, Ray, chief deputy, clerk of dist. court, Council Bluffs; b. Wayland. Ia., May 17, 1876; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Wal- nut, Ia., H. S .; m. Hattie Neff, June 15, 1905; Avoca, Ia .; printer; elected Co. clerk, Nov. 1920; mem. A. F. & A. M., M. W. A. Former residences, Avoca, Ia., Walnut, Ia.
HARDIN, James F., banker, Eldora; b. Homer, Ill., Oct. 11, 1852; Cong .; Rep .; ed. Ames (Ia.) Coll., B. S .; m. Mary C. Carpenter, Dec. 30, 1880, State Cen- ter, Ia .; child. Genevieve, Hal C., James F., jr .; mem. Rotary club.
HARDING, William L., lawyer, Sioux City; b. Osceola Co., Ia., Oct. 31, 1877; Rep .; ed. Morningside Coll .; grad. law sch. Univ. S. D .; m. Carrie Lamoreaux, Jan. 9, 1907; child. Barbara; practiced law in Sioux City several years; served as rep. from Woodbury Co. in 32nd, 33rd and 34th G. A .; served as Lieut .- Gov. in 1912-14; elected Gov. in 1916-18.
HARLAN, Edgar Rubey, curator, hist. dept. of Ia., Des Moines; b. Spartans- burg, Ind., Feb. 28, 1869; Christ .; Rep .; ed. 2 yrs. Drake Univ. L. L. B. Drake;
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m. Minnie C. Duffield, June 9, 1897, Keosauqua, Ia .; child. John E., George D., Mary A., James R., Ada W .; mem. Bd. Ia. Soldiers' Roster Com .; sec. Ia. Allison Memorial Com., Grenville M. Dodge Memorial Com., Ia. State Bd. of Conservation; mem. and sec. Plant . Life Com .; mem. and sec. assn. for reservation McGregor Park area by U. S. government; a founder of Miss. Val- ley Hist. Assn .; mem. Ia. State Lib. Assn .; Ia. State Hist. Soc .; Am. Hist. Assn .; hon. mem. Minn. Hist. Assn .; A. I. A. Nat. Sculpture Soc .; Des Moines Fine Arts Assn. Former residences, Spartansburg, Ind., 1869-71; Keosauqua, Van Buren Co., Ia., 1871-1907.
HAMMANS, C. W., Ass. State Field Agent in Marketing, Ames; b. Afton, Ia., Jan. 2, 1892; Prot .; Rep .; ed. Afton H. S., I. S. C .; co. agr. agent until Aug. 1, 1920; was agr. and manual training teacher at Mondamin, la., H. S .; mem. Masons, Alpha Sigma Phi.
HARNED, Francis Paul, lawyer, Mar- engo; b. Grand Junction, la., July 22, 1892; Prot .; Rep .; ed. H. S. grad., Grand Junction, Ia., 1910; L. L. B. (Cum Laude) Drake Univ., 1917; Co. atty. Ia. co., 1917-18; mem. Havner, Hatter, Harned law firm; mem. A. O. U. W., K. I'., Pythian Sisters, O. E. S., Masonic bodies and Shrine.
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